The torque acting on a dipole of moment $\overrightarrow{P}$ in an electric field $\overrightarrow{E}$ is:

  • A
    $\overrightarrow{P} \cdot \overrightarrow{E}$
  • B
    $\overrightarrow{P} \times \overrightarrow{E}$
  • C
    Zero
  • D
    $\overrightarrow{E} \times \overrightarrow{P}$

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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion $A$ and the other is labelled as Reason $R$.
Assertion $A$: If an electric dipole of dipole moment $30 \times 10^{-5} \, Cm$ is enclosed by a closed surface,the net flux coming out of the surface will be zero.
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