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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