ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The dielectric constants (ε) of the simple point charge (SPC) and extended simple point charge (SPC/E) models of liquid water have been determined at 277 and 300 K using a reaction field (εRF) treatment for the long-range electrostatic interaction. Consistent dielectric constants are obtained by using statistical mechanical perturbation theory, such that the properties of the system correspond to εRF=ε, and are therefore representative of a true infinite system. The dielectric constants of SPC were determined to be 55.8 and 54.0 at 277 and 300 K, respectively, while the dielectric constants of SPC/E were 68.5 and 62.3 at 277 and 300 K, respectively.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.466407