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Two charges of each magnitude and separated by a distance of constitute an electric dipole. If the dipole is placed in an uniform electric field of making angle with the magnitude of torque acting on dipole is:
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The formula to calculate the dipole moment is given by
Substitute the values of the known parameters into equation (1) to calculate the dipole moment.
The formula to calculate the torque on the dipole in the electric field is given by
Substitute the values of the known parameters into equation (2) to calculate the required torque.
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