ClausiusMossotti relation

The ClausiusMossotti relation expresses the dielectric

constant (relative permittivity) of a material in terms of
the atomic polarizibility of the materials constituent
atoms and/or molecules, or a homogeneous mixture
thereof. It is named after Ottaviano-Fabrizio Mossotti
and Rudolf Clausius. It is equivalent to the Lorentz
Lorenz equation. It may be expressed as:[1][2]
r 1
r +2

N
30

where
r = /0 is the dielectric constant of the material
0 is the permittivity of free space
N is the number density of the molecules (number
per cubic meter), and
is the molecular polarizability in SI-units
(Cm2 /V)
In the case that the material consists of a mixture of two
or more species, the right hand side of the above equation
would consist of the sum of the molecular polarizability
contribution from each species, indexed by i in the following form:
Ni i
r 1
i 30
r +2 =

References
C.J.F. Bttcher, Theory of electric polarization, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1952

[1] Rysselberghe, P. V. (January 1932). Remarks concerning the ClausiusMossotti Law. J. Phys. Chem. 36 (4):
11521155. doi:10.1021/j150334a007.
[2] Atkins, Peter; de Paula, Julio (2010). Chapter 17.
Atkins Physical Chemistry. Oxford University Press. pp.
622629. ISBN 978-0-19-954337-3.

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