Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 19, 2025

Measuring the Densities of Aqueous Glasses at Cryogenic Temperatures
Published on: June 28, 2017
Dielectric Constant of Compressed Gaseous and Liquid Oxygen
1Institute for Basic Standards, National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colorado 80302.
Abstract:
The dielectric constants of compressed gaseous and liquid oxygen were measured on ten isotherms at temperatures between 100 and 300 K and on the saturated liquid boundary at temperatures between 55 and 154 K. Densities ranged from 0.06 to 1.30 g/cm3 at pressures up to 33 MN/m2. The dielectric constant measurements were combined with accurate density data to compute the Clausius-Mossotti (CM) function, The CM function for oxygen decreases with density from a value of 0.1236 cm3/g at the low density limit to 0.1219 cm3/g near the triple point.
Related Concept Videos
Molecular Comparison of Gases, Liquids, and Solids
Heat Capacity: Problem-Solving
Determine the type of gas: The heat capacity of a gas depends on its molecular structure and the degree of freedom of its molecules. Different types of...
Susceptibility, Permittivity and Dielectric Constant
Vapor Pressure
The Equilibrium Constant
Noble Gases
The elements in group 18 are noble gases (helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon). They earned the name “noble” because they were assumed to be nonreactive since they have filled valence shells. In 1962, Dr. Neil Bartlett at the University of British Columbia proved this assumption to be false.

