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A dipole of moment `vecp` is placed in a uniform electric field `vecE`. The force on the dipole is `vecF` and the torque is `vec(tau)`

A

`vecF=0`

B

`vecF=|vecp|vecE`

C

`|vec(tau)|=vecp.vecE`

D

`vec(tau)=vecpxxvecE`

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