In the Classical Model of an Atom, a Positively Charged

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Essay

In the classical model of an atom, a positively charged nucleus is surrounded by a "cloud" of electrons that may be regarded as a spherically symmetric, uniform distribution of charge. Describe what happens when an external electric field is applied to the atom.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of values, representing how spread out the numbers are from the mean.

Correlation

A statistical measure that describes the extent to which two variables move in relation to each other, indicating the strength and direction of their relationship.

Optimal Risky Portfolio

An investment portfolio that aims to achieve the highest possible return for a given level of risk.

Capital Market Line

A line used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model to illustrate the rates of return for efficient portfolios subject to the risk (measured by standard deviation) compared to the risk-free rate of return.