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A dipole with an electric moment p is located at a distance r from a along thread charge uniformly with a linear density `lambda`. Find the force F acting on the dipole if the vector p is oriented
(a) along the thread
(b) along the radius vector r
(c ) at the right angles to the thread and the radius vector r.

A

A. `(p lambda)/(2pi epsilon_(0)r^(2))`

B

B. `(p lambda)/(2pi epsilon_(0)r)`

C

C. `(p)/(2pi epsilon_(0)r lambda)`

D

D. Zero

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