Electric Polarization of Onsager Fluids. I. Dipole Polarization. 3. The Role of Universal Pairwise Interactions

A comparative study of the methods of interpretation of solvent influences on electric properties of molecules was conducted based on experimental dielectric properties of dilute solutions of organic substances of various polarity. It was shown that the solvent effect estimated via London-Debye-Keesom pairwise interaction potentials is best accounted for by theories of polarization of condense media which develop the anzatzes of reactive field and local dielectric permittivity.