2021 · Q70
When a dielectric material is kept in an external electric field, which one of the following phenomena may be realized ?
General SciencePhysics
- AMagnetization
- BPolarization
- CPhotoionization
- DCircularization
Explanation
When a dielectric is placed in an external electric field, its bound charges shift slightly, forming induced electric dipoles — the phenomenon of electric polarization. Magnetization is the magnetic analogue, photoionization is electron ejection by light, and circularization is not a recognized phenomenon here. Hence (B) polarization is correct.