The Clausius-Mossotti Equation - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Clausius-Mossotti Equation
Ottaviano Mossotti (1850) and Rudolf Clausius (1879)
Jason Rich
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August 17, 2007
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Ottaviano Fabrizio Mossotti (1791-1863)
? Italian physicist and mathematician
? Completed studies at University of Pavia in 1811 at age 20
? Contributions in:
? Astrophysics (Brera Observatory, 1813 ? 1823) ? Molecular physics
? Interesting facts:
? Part of a secret society against the occupying Austrian government ? Escaped to London in 1823, then to Buenos Aires, Argentina, until 1835 ? Returned to Italy in 1840, where he taught until his death
2
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Rudolf Julius Emmanuel Clausius (1822-1888)
? German thermodynamicist extraordinaire
? Doctoral thesis on atmospheric optics from University of Halle in 1847
? Taught in Berlin, W?rzburg, Bonn, and briefly at ETH Z?rich
? A "founding father" of thermodynamics
? Revised the first and second laws of thermo
? Mathematically described entropy and coined the term
Famous quotes:
Clausius-Clapeyron Equation
"The energy of the universe is constant" "The entropy of the universe tends to a maximum"
d ln ( P) d (1 T )
[L-V ]
=
-
H vap R
3
Tester, J.W., Modell, M. (1997), Thermodynamics and Its Applications, 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall, New Jersey, p. 681.
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The Equation
-1 = = N + 2 + 3 30
-1 +2
=
+3
=
4
3
NV
= 0 = =
bulk dielectric constant dielectric permittivity of free bulk dielectric susceptibility
space
A2 m3
s 4 kg
=
molecular
polarizability
A2 s4 kg
( ) V = molecular polarizability volume m3
N = Number of dipolar molecules per unit volume
? Relates bulk, macroscopic quantity ( or ) to molecular quantity ()
? Derived independently (supposedly) by Mossotti (1850) and Clausius (1879)
Clausius, R. (1879), Die Mechanische W?rmetheorie, 2, Braunschweig, p. 62 ? 97. Mossotti, O.F. Mem. Di Math, e Fisica d. Soc. Italiana d. Scienze, 24, 2, (1850), 49. 4
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What's the big deal?
? Useful
? Clarifies molecular origin of dielectric constant ? Allows calculation of molecular polarizability
from measurements of
-1 = = N + 2 + 3 30
? Derivation is tricky, yet applicable to many physical situations:
? What is the local electric field of a dielectric on a molecular scale?
Eext
Eloc p
Eext
Eloc = ?
5
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