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  • Please help! A electric dipole is placed at an angle of 300 to a non- ­uniform electric field. The dipole will experience

A electric dipole is placed at an angle of  300 to a non- ­uniform electric field. The dipole will experience

  • Option 1)

    a torque only

  • Option 2)

    a translational force only in the direction of the field

  • Option 3)

    a translational force only in a direction normal to the direction of the field

  • Option 4)

    a torque as well as a translational force.

 

Answers (2)

As we learnt in

Torque Experienced by the dipole -

\vec{\tau }=\vec{P}\times \vec{E}

\vec{\tau }=PE\sin \Theta

\Theta =0^{\circ}    \tau =0

\Theta =\frac{\pi }{2}             \tau = max^{m}

- wherein

 

 

In a non­uniform electric field, the dipole will experience a torque as well as a translational force.


Option 1)

a torque only

Incorrect

Option 2)

a translational force only in the direction of the field

Incorrect

Option 3)

a translational force only in a direction normal to the direction of the field

Incorrect

Option 4)

a torque as well as a translational force.

Correct

Posted by

Sabhrant Ambastha

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