polarizability
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:33 pm
Hi,can anyone give me a good explanation for polarizability?
Thank you
Liv
Thank you
Liv
From Wikipedia:
"Polarizability is the relative tendency of a charge distribution, like the electron cloud of an atom or molecule, to be distorted from its normal shape by an external electric field, which may be caused by the presence of a nearby ion or dipole."