Chemistry A-Level
Polarisability and number of electrons
What Polarisability and number of electrons means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Polarisability and number of electrons
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As the molecules get larger down the group they have more electrons and a larger, more polarisable electron cloud, so the induced dipoles are stronger.
Topics that use Polarisability and number of electrons
- The halogens (OCR A-Level)
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