Which mechanism causes charge imbalance in a piezoelectric crystal?

💡 Explanation

Mechanical pressure induces dipole alignment causing piezoelectricity, because **elastic deformation** shifts ion positions generating macroscopic polarization fields; therefore, a net macroscopic charge appears due to the crystal's structure, rather than thermal or quantum effects.

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