![]() Polarizability |
Polarizability is the relative tendency of the electron cloud of an atom to be distorted from its normal shape by the presence of a nearby ion or dipole--that is, by an external electric field. Values are reported in cubic Angstroms (units of 1 E-24 cm³). Polarizabilities of the elements were obtained from the 81th edition of the CRC HANDBOOK OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, D. R. Lide, Ed., CRC Press, Inc., 2000. Data from the CRC HANDBOOK OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS was collected online at: http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/Toc.jsp?BookID=34 (accessed July, 2002) |