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- noun physics The relative tendency of a
system ofelectric charges to becomepolarized in the presence of an externalelectric field
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Examples
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The polarizability of atoms scales inversely with the charge density, thus hydrogen could get pretty close to a neutral molecule before the dispersion forces took over.
How big is that molecule in the window EliRabett 2010
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To be sure, decreasing the polarizability will tend to pull sigma, the point where the red curve crosses the x axis, outward, so there is some effect, but I don't think it's enough to explain RayP's observation.
How big is that molecule in the window EliRabett 2010
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Eli, is polarizability really all that relevant here ?
How big is that molecule in the window EliRabett 2010
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Coulomb forces, London dispersion, hydrogen-bond acidity and basicity, polarizability and lone-pair electrons.
innovations-report 2010
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Both provided accurate results about the polarizability of water molecules.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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What is the difference between polarizability and electronegativity? en Español
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The team began by obtaining highly accurate data on the polarizability of a collection of up to 12 water molecules.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The team began by obtaining highly accurate data on the polarizability of a collection of up to 12 water molecules.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Both provided accurate results about the polarizability of water molecules.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The biological membrane in this model is represented by a simplified description using three structureless homogeneous slabs of dielectric continuum with a low relative dielectric constant assigned to the hydrocarbon region due to its low molecular polarizability The 5 slab membrane model used in the current study with the relative dielectric constant along the direction normal to the model membrane plane. doi: 10.1371 / journal. pone.0004799.g006
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