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An electric dipole, made up of a positive and negative charge, each of 1 mC and placed at a distannce 2 cm apat. If the dipole is placed in an electric field of `10^(5)NC^(-1)`, then calculate the maximum torque.

A

`2xx10^(-3)N-m`

B

`3xx10^(-3)N-m`

C

`4xx10^(-3)N-m`

D

`2.8xx10^(-3)N-m`

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