Interactions between polar materials and magnetic field

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Polar materials, characterized by permanent dipoles, align in the presence of an electric field, resulting in polarization that opposes the field. Once the electric field is removed, the behavior of these dipoles is questioned; they may revert to random orientation or remain aligned, potentially becoming significant on a macroscopic scale. In contrast, non-polar materials do not exhibit this alignment under an electric field. An example illustrating this phenomenon is the deflection of water when influenced by a charged object, such as a rubbed plastic ruler. Understanding these interactions is crucial for applications in materials science and electrical engineering.
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"interactions between polar materials and electric field"
sorry typing error.polar materials are those who have a permanent dipole ( like water molecules ) but these dipoles doesn't appear on the macroscopic scale due to their random orientation , so what if this polar medium is subjected to some electric field , the dipoles will align them selves and the medium will be polarized to oppose the outward field.

now if the outward field is gone , would the dipoles remain as they are ? and would the dipoles in the medium some up to be significant in the macroscopic scale ? or would the dipoles be randomly oriented again?

and what will happen in the same case but if the material medium was non-polar ?
 
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What you describe is an http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electret" .

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You can do a simple examination, rub a plastic ruler to your hair and close it to thin dropper water; you can observe the deflection of water column just at closest area.


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