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The torque acting on a dipole of moment p in an electric field E is

A

`vec(tau)=vec(p).vec(E)`

B

`vec(tau)=vec(p)xx vec(E)`

C

`vec(tau)=vec(p)vec(E)`

D

`vec(tau)=vec(p)E`

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