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Grade 12th PassPhysical Chemistry

What is the meaning of polarisation in chemical bonding? What do we mean when we say that,”The cation polarises the anion”?

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8 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago
The term polarization means the bond formation between two polar atoms. For example : when a hydrogen atom combined with a chlorine atom the polar chlorine atom makes the non polar hydrogen atom into polar molecule under dipole-induced forces. This combination is known as polarization