Dielectric properties and high-frequency conductivity of the sodium chloride-water system

Abstract

An analysis has been performed of the dielectric characteristics and high-frequency (hf) electrical conductivity (EC) of aqueous solutions of NaCl. A method of the estimation of the static dielectric constant and of the time of dipole relaxation of concentrated aqueous solutions of NaCl in a wide range of concentrations and temperatures has been suggested. It has been shown that the limiting hf EC of the solutions and the hf EC at the frequency of 2455 MHz decrease with increasing salt concentration and differently change with increasing temperature: the limiting hf EC increases, whereas the hf EC at the frequency of 2455 MHz decreases. The decrease in the hf EC leads to a reduction of the rate of the hf heating of the NaCl solution with increasing salt concentration.