Solvent Effects in Dipole Moment Measurements

1950; IOP Publishing; Volume: 63; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1088/0370-1301/63/11/307

ISSN

1747-3837

Autores

Ian Ross, R A Sack,

Tópico(s)

Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Resumo

Previous theories advanced to account for the differences between the moments of polar molecules, as measured in dilute solution (in non-polar solvents) and from gas measurements, are discussed on the basis of an internal field function ξ, determining the field inside an ellipsoidal obstacle in a polarized uniform medium. Contours of ξ as a function of the axial ratios of the ellipsoid have been calculated. Onsager's theory of the static dielectric constant is extended to account for the solvent effect in ellipsoidal solute molecules of uniform polarizability, in which the dipole is parallel to one of the axes of the ellipsoid; the new equation thus obtained gives results in better agreement with experimental data than previous theoretical treatments.

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