Keesom potential
The Keesom potential is a Boltzmann average over the dipolar section of the Stockmayer potential, resulting in
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where:
- is the intermolecular pair potential between two particles at a distance r;
- is the diameter (length), i.e. the value of at ;
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- Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \mu} is the dipole moment
- Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle T} is the temperature
- Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle k_B} is the Boltzmann constant
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For dipoles dissolved in a dielectric medium, this equation may be generalized by including the dielectric constant of the medium within the Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 4\pi\epsilon_0} term.