alleryStart learning →A slight shift in the electron distribution around a molecule, bringing unlike charges nearer, is:
ANuclear fission
BThermal expansion
CInduced polarization
DComplete ionisation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Induced polarization
1. A neutral molecule can still respond to a nearby charge.
2. There is a slight shift in the distribution of the electrons orbiting the molecule.
3. Unlike charges are brought nearer while like charges move away.
4. This is an example of induced polarization of neutral objects.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 18 'Electric Charge and Electric Field', sections 18.1-18.8_
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