What is dielectric constant in chemical terms?

It's a temperature dependent variable. Most data sheets from chemical suppliers state the dielectric constant at 25C (77F) as 20.7. As an aside, the term dielectric constant should only apply to values measured at zero frequency as dielectric permittivity changes according to theoscillationof the applied electric field

A dielectric constant is the permittivity of the air and is related as the dielectric medium

It has a very high dielectric constant

dielectric constant for vacuum is 1.

dielectric constant for sodium Hypochlorite

The answer will depend on the metal.

The Dielectric Constant of a medium does not have a unit because it is a ratio.

The contribution of the positive ions in the lattice to the dielectric constant (e.g. Cadmium Selenide).

'Dielectric constant' is an archaic term for relative permittivity. They are one and the same.

If the temperature increases, the conductivity will increase too which means the dielectric constant is reduced

Between the two plates of a capacitor lies a medium with a specific dielectric constant. Placing a fish between these plates changes to dielectric constant. If the fish is fresh it will be strong and tight, thus possessing a higher dielectric constant. If the fish is older, it's dielectric constant, or body, will be weaker due to decay.

No, these are two unrelated properties of a material.

The Dipole moment and Dielectric constant describe opposite electrical charges. Dipole charges are very positive while Dielectric charges are very negative.

E = Eo/k k is dielectric constant

dielectric constant is a property of a material, this question is asking the property of a two mixed together, in an undeclared ratio. But yes dielectric constants can be measured. The problem you will have is keeping a uniform mix.

Materials with a high dielectric constants are good insulators.

Usually, dielectric materials have permanent dipoles. As temperature increases, the molecules in the dielectric have more thermal energy and therefore, the amplitude of random motion is greater. This means that the molecules are less closely aligned with each other (even in the presence of an electric field). Hence, the dielectric constant reduces.

Water, due to its polar nature, has a large dielectric constant. Therefore, water molecule has a very large electric dipole moment and is forced to rotate to respond to an alternate external electric field. Hence water as a liquid has a very large dielectric constant i.e. 80. Mica on the other hand is less polar as water and hence has low dielectric constant.

It can be taken as infinity

A dielectric is an insulating material that does not conduct electricity and is transparent to an electromagnetic field. Dielectric materials are used to separate conducting surfaces such as the plates inside a capacitor, wires inside transformers, electric cable conductors, and elsewhere in the electric industry where electrical separation of charged elements is necessary. The dielectric constant is a ratio of the capacitance of a capacitor in which a particular insulating material is the dielectric, to… Read More

Strontium Titanate has a dielectric constant of 233. TDK in Japan makes Ultra-high Voltage Ceramic Capacitors using this as the dielectric material. Compared to distilled water at 76.7 - 78.2 (lowers as temperature rises). Types of glass can vary between 4 and 10.

From : http://members.gcronline.com/cbrauda/0007.htm value of polystyrene dielectric constant is 2.6 other sources indicate it has a minimum value of 2.4 to a maximum of 3.0

The force will be decreased by a factor of K, the dielectric constant of that dielectric sheet.

Formamide is the most polar solvent. It has a dipole moment of 3.73 and a dielectric constant of 109. As a comparison, water has a dipole moment of 1.85 and a dielectric constant of 80. The higher the dipole moment value and the dielectric constant, the more polar the solvent. At the opposite, the less polar solvents are hexane, benzene and carbontetrachloride.

Compared to a vacuum (dieletric constant = 1), or air (dielectric constant is close to 1), the capacitance will be five times as great in this case (other things being equal).

Correct: it is a dimensionless number.

YES IT IS. Any quantity which is ratio of two physical quantities having same unit is dimensionless. Dielectric constant is ratio of Permittivty of medium to the permittivity of free space. As Permittivity of medium and permittivity of free space both have same units(F/m ie Farad/meter) dielectric constant becomes dimensionless quantity

There is no more the dielectric constant for insulators than the colour for shirts. Every shirt has a colour, and every insulator has a dielectric constant. Find out what material your insulator is, then look in Kaye & Labey or any good handbook for radio and electronics engineers.

Water has a very high dielectric constant so when an ionic salt is placed in water it ionizes and water molecules react with ions of solute and make a solution

The dielectric constant of water varies with temperature and is approximated by this polynomial equation: E = 87.740 - 0.40008*t + 9.398*(10^-4)*t^2 - 1.410*(10^-6)*t^3

A dielectric constant is a ratio in science. This ratio is between the substance's permittivity and that of free space.

It is generally between 2.0 to 2.2

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The velocity factor is the speed at which an RF signal travels through a material compared to the speed the same signal travels through a vacuum. The velocity of propagation is inversely proportional to the dielectric constant. Lowering the constant increases the velocity. Generally, the higher the velocity factor, the lower the loss through a coaxial cable. General Rules for Coaxial Cable D = diameter of insulation under the shield d = diameter of inner… Read More

The speed is the reciprocal of the dielectric constant. The dielectric constant is a property of the material and is the square root of the relative permittivity. That is around 2¼ for many common dielectrics like polythene.

It ranges between 2.2 and 2.8.

Frequency of alternating field applied & temperature

It varies, between species, from 1.4 to 2.9

Dielectric constant or relative permittivity of a medium is defined as the ratio of force between two charges separated by a certain distance in air (or vacuum) to the force between the same charges separated by the same distance in the medium. It is denoted by K.

The dielectric constant is the ratio of the permittivity of a substance to the permittivity of free space. It is an expression of the extent to which a material concentrates electric flux, and is the electrical equivalent of relative magnetic permeability. As the dielectric constant increases, the electric flux density increases, if all other factors remain unchanged. This enables objects of a given size, such as sets of metal plates, to hold their electric charge… Read More

Mica is invaluable in the electrical industry because of its unique combination of physical, chemical and thermal properties, low power loss factor, dielectric constant and dielectric strength. Other names of Mica Cat-gold Cat-silver Glimmer Glist Katen-silber Katzen-silber Katzengold Or des chats Rhomboidal Mica

From the formula, E = V/d, where V is the voltage and d is the distance, it can be seen that the electric field and the distance are inversely related. Thus, as the distance between the parallel plate capacitors is reduced to half, the electric field is increased twice. Moreover, is a dielectric constant k is introduced, the capacitance will increase. This direct relationship can be seen in the formula, C = [k(Єo)A]/d, where k… Read More

There are a number of K constants: 1) k, the spring constant in Hooke's law relating deformation (strain) and force applied (stress) to a material body. 2) k or kB, the Boltzmann constant, the physical constant relating energy and temperature at the particle level. 3) K is a thermodynamic chemical equilibrium constant. 4) Coulomb's constant k e is used in measuring electrostatic interaction between electrically charged particles. It comes from three other constants: the speed… Read More

'Dielectric' is often used in a general sense to refer to a material (such as ceramic, mica, plastic or paper) which is a poor conductor of electricity. This term is used in the classical description of a capacitor -- two electric conductors separated by a dielectric. By applying electric charge to one conductor an electric field is created. The dielectric allows the electric field to pass through it and affect the other conductors; however the… Read More

area of the plates. distance between the plates. the dielectric constant

The material of the isolator between the plates of a capacitor affects the capacity of it. The dielectric constant of this material contributes to both the capacitance and the quality of a capacitor.

Benzene is a non polar solvent with low dielectric constant, whereas water is a polar solvent with high dielectric constant. So water can reduce the interaction between benzoic acid molecules there by preventing them from dimerizing, which cannot be done by benzene

weight, length, width, color, density, conductivity, dielectric constant

hexane has dielectric constant (a measure of polarity) 2.02. This value suggests that it is non-polar.

88, 80.1, 55.3, 34.5 (0, 20, 100, 200 °C)