The Clausius-Mossotti equation (Prob. 4.41) tells you how to calculatethe susceptibility of a nonpolar substance, in terms of the atomic polariz-ability. The Langevin equation tells you how to calculate the susceptibility of apolar substance, in terms of the permanent molecular dipole moment p. Here's howit goes:

(a) The energy of a dipole in an external field E isu=-p·Ecosθ

(Eq. 4.6), whereθ is the usual polar angle, if we orient the z axis along E.

Statistical mechanics says that for a material in equilibrium at absolute temperature

T, the probability of a given molecule having energy u is proportional to

the Boltzmann factor,

exp(-u/kT)

The average energy of the dipoles is therefore

<u>=ue-(u/kt)e-(u/kT)

where =sinθdθdϕ, and the integration is over all orientations θ:0π;ϕ:02πUse this to show that the polarization of a substance

containing N molecules per unit volume is

P=Np[cothpE/kT-kT/pE] (4.73)

That's the Langevin formula. Sketch as a function ofPE/KT .

(b) Notice that for large fields/low temperatures, virtually all the molecules arelined up, and the material is nonlinear. Ordinarily, however, kT is much greaterthan p E. Show that in this regime the material is linear, and calculate its susceptibility,in terms of N, p, T, and k. Compute the susceptibility of water at 20°C,and compare the experimental value in Table 4.2. (The dipole moment of wateris 6.1×10-30C·m) This is rather far off, because we have again neglected thedistinction between E and Eelse· The agreement is better in low-density gases,for which the difference between E and Eelse is negligible. Try it for water vapor

at 100°C and 1 atm.

Short Answer

Expert verified

(a) The expression for the polarization is P=NpcothpEkT-kTpE

(b)The susceptibility is χ=NP23ε0kT, for water in aqueous it isχw=12 and for gas it is 5.7×10-3. The susceptibility for the liquid water is not in agreement with the expression for the gaseous state.

Step by step solution

01

Determine the expression for the polarization of the substance containing one molecule:

(a)

Consider the formula for the energy of the dipole in the external field as:

U=-P¯·E¯=PEcosθ

Here, P is the polarization energy and E is the electric intensity.

Consider the average energy for the electric dipole is:

U=-PEcosθ=-PinE

Consider the expression for the resultant polarization as:

P=NPav=-NUE

Write the average energy function from the Boltzmann distribution function as:

U=-pEpEue-ukTdu-pEpEe-ukTdu=kt-pEepekT+e-pekTepekT-e-pekT=kT-pEcothpEkT

Determine the expression for the Polarization as:

P=NP=pcosθE=P·EEE=-uEE

Solve further as:

P=NpcothpEkT-kTpE

Therefore, the expression for the polarization isP=NpcothpEkT-kTpE

02

Prove the regime material is linear and determine the susceptibility expression, also determine the susceptibility of the water and compare it with the experimental value: 

Consider the expression as:

x=pEkT

Also,

PNp=cothx-1x

Consider for E to be very large and Tto be small solve as:

x>01x<0cothx>1

Consider for kT>>pEsolve as:

cothx=ex+e-xex-e-x=21+x22!+x44!+x66!+2x+x33!+x55!+

Short the terms by the Taylor series as:

cothx=1x+x3-x245+Higherterms=1x+x3\

Consider for kT>>pEsolve as:

PNP=NP23kTEPNP=ε0NP23ε0kTEPNP=ε0χEχ=NP23ε0kT

Consider the temperature in Kelvin is 293 K

Consider the total number of molecules per unit volume is obtained as:

N=6.0×1023118104=0.33×1029

Consider from the equation of the susceptibility solve as:

χw=6.1×10-30238.85×10-12C2/Nm1.38×10-23293K2=12

Consider for the water vapor at 100 degree Celsius the temperature is 393 K.

Then, by the Charles law solve as:

V100=V20T100T20=22.4×10-3m3373K293K=2.85×10-2m3

Solve for the number of molecules per unit volume as:

N=6.023×1023mol2.85×10-2m3=2.11×1025

Solve for the susceptibility of the water as:

χw=2.11×10256.1×10-30238.85×10-12c2/Nm1.38×10-23293K2=5.7×10-3

Therefore, the susceptibility is χ=NP23ε0kT, for water in aqueous it is χw=12and for gas it is 5.7×10-3. The susceptibility for the liquid water is not in agreement with the expression for the gaseous state.

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