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What happens to a non polar molecule when it is placed in a uniform electric field ?

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$I n a n o n p o l a r s u b s \tan c e, t h e n e g a t i v e a n d p o s i t i v e c h a r g e s c o i n c i d e o n e a c h o t h e r . W h e n s u c h s u b s \tan c e i s p l a c e d i n a n u n i f o r m e l e c t r i c f i e l d, t h e s u b s \tan c e i s n o t p o l a r i s e d b y e l e c t r i c f i e l d . W h e n a s t r o n g e l e c t r i c f i e l d i s a p p l i e d t h e n t o s m a l l e x t e n t a t i n y d i p o l e i s i n d u c e d i n t h e n o n p o l a r s u b s \tan c e .$

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