The Dielectric Constant of 1,4-Dioxane

Abstract

The dielectric constant of pure dioxane was measured in the liquid and the solid state.The dielectric constants of dioxane solutions dissolved in various solvents were also measured.Using Clausius-Mosotti relation, the molecular polarization of dioxane was computed. The computed value was dependent neither upon the state (solid liquid, solution) nor upon the temperature, and agreed almost exactly with the value obtained from the measurement for the gaseous substance.The difference between the molecular polarization and the electronic polarization is ca. 4 cc. It seems natural to attribute this value to atomic polarization.