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An electric dipole is kept in non-uniform electric field. It experiences    
Options:
A .  A force and a torque
B .  A force but not a torque
C .  A torque but not a force  
D .  Neither a force nor a torque
E .  If assertion is false but reason is true.
Answer: Option A
:
A
As the dipole will feel two forces which are although opposite but not equal.
Therefore, A net force will be there and as these forces act at different points of a body. A torque is also there.

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