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Four point charges are placed at the corners of a square whose centre is at the origin of a Cartesian coordinate system. A point dipole $$\overrightarrow {\bf{p}} $$ is placed at the centre of the square as shown in the figure. Then,
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A. there is no force acting on the dipole

B. there is no torque about the centre at O on the dipole

C. the dipole has minimum energy if it is in $${{{\bf{\hat e}}}_x}$$ direction

D. the force on the dipole is increased if the medium is replaced by another medium with larger dielectric constant

Answer: Option B


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