Question

What is polarizability?

Answer 1

It is the measure of the ease with which the electrons and nuclei can be displacedfrom their average position..
book says this..

Answer 2

BUT how can we measure the displacement if we are UNCERTAIN about itsposition?

Answer 3

@experimentX

Answer 4

try reading this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarizability

Answer 5

Is that defintion faulty?

Answer 6

not really ...

Answer 7

you don't measure the displacement of single atom. you measure average of all atoms.

Answer 8

I don't remember it quite clearly ... try searching this is solid state physics book