Torque on a Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field

Author:S L Arora
12th CBSE
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Important Questions on Torque on a Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field

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In a certain region of space, electric field is along the z-direction throughout. The magnitude of the electric field is, however, not constant but increases uniformly along the positive z-direction, at the rate of 105 N/C per meter. What are the force and torque experienced by a system having a total dipole moment equal to 10-7 Cm in the negative z-direction?

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An electric dipole with dipole moment 4 ×10-9 C m is aligned at 30° with the direction of a uniform electric field of magnitude 5×104  N C-1. Calculate the magnitude of the torque acting on the dipole.