Materials and Components - Engineering

Q1:

An atom of a rare gas is placed is an electric field E. Then

A the nucleus will be shifted in the direction of E by an amount which is proportional to E.

B the nucleus will not be shifted.

C the nucleus will be shifted in the direction of E by an amount which is independent of E.

D the nucleus will be shifted in a direction opposite to that of E.

ANS:A - the nucleus will be shifted in the direction of E by an amount which is proportional to E.

For equilibrium nucleus is shifted in the direction of E by an amount which is proportional to E.