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An electric dipole consists of charges `+ 2e and -2e` separated by 0.78mm. It is an electric field of strength `3.4xx10^(6) N//C`. Calculate the magnitude of the torque on the dipole when the dipole moment is (a) parallel to (b) perpendicular to, and (c) anti-parallel to the electric field.

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(a) 0, (b) `9.2 xx 10^(-22)N-m`, (c ) 0
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