A Simple Model for the Dielectric Behaviour of Polar Solvents in the Mean Spherical Approximation
Abstract
A simple model based on the mean spherical approximation is described for the dielectric properties of polar solvents. The molecular properties required are the dipole moment, the molecular polarizability, and the molecular diameter. It is shown that inclusion of a stickiness parameter accounting for other electrostatic features and non-sphericity in the real system leads to a simple analytical result from which the dielectric constant may be calculated. The stickiness parameter is shown to be correlated to the magnitude of dipole- dipole interactions in the system. It either aligns or misaligns the electrical dipoles of the solvent, and therefore can be called a structure forming or structure breaking parameter.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 15, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA263063
Entities
People
- Lesser Blum
- William Ronald Fawcett
Organizations
- University of California, Davis