Question

________ are particularly polarizable.

Answer 1

Answer:

e. Large molecules, regardless of their polarity,

Explanation:

As the volume where electrons are free to move increases, the polarizability increases this is so as the electrons are free to wander far from the nucleus as such they are lightly bound increasing the chances of transfer to another atom, hence the parent atom becomes polarised. In a similar analogy, larger molecules are more polarizable than smaller ones

Answer 2

Answer:

Large molecules, regardless of their polarity,

Explanation:

Large molecules are easily polarizable. Polarizability has to do with the distortion of the cloud in a molecule. The larger a molecule is, the more polarizable it is. For instance among the halogen gases I2 (iodine gas) is the most polarizable being the largest molecule in the group even though it is a homonuclear molecule.