An electric dipole consists of chares q at (0, -a, 0) and -q at (0, a, 0). What is the torque (vector) if it sits in an electric field of Ex̂?

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An electric dipole consists of chares q at (0, -a, 0) and -q at (0, a, 0). What is the torque (vector) if it sits in an electric field of Ex̂?

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