Which process is disrupted when non-polar molecular crystals are exposed to strong electric fields?

💡 Explanation

When non-polar molecular crystals are exposed to strong electric fields, intermolecular Van der Waals forces induce polarization because the electron cloud distorts, creating temporary dipoles. Therefore intermolecular force induced polarization is disrupted rather than bond dissociations or lattice fluctuations which require much higher energy processes.

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