Field Due To Dipole & Continuous Charge Distributions

• NEET 2017: A dipole is placed in an electric field. The net force acting on it will be: (A) zero (B) along the direction of the field (C) opposite to the direction of the field (D) perpendicular to the direction of the field

The answer is (A) zero.

The net force acting on a dipole in an electric field is zero because the two forces acting on the two charges of the dipole are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.