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the process through which electrons are attracted to or repelled by an external electric field, causing the electrons to move within their own atoms

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Polarisation

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When the electric field of an atom distorts then the cloud of negative charges move away from the clouds of positive charges. This movement of clouds in opposite direction causes separation of charges and and causes one side positive and one side negative. This process is known as polarisation

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