Dielectric Studies of Binary Mixtures of 1-Propanol and Fluorobenzene

Abstract

Complex permittivity spectra of 1-Propanol (1-PrOH), Fluorobenzene (FB) and their binary mixtures are obtained in radio and microwave frequency range using Vector network analyzer (VNA) operating in the frequency range 0.3 MHz to 3.0 GHz and standard microwave benches operated at 9.1 GHz and 19.61 GHz. Static dielectric constant (ε0) and high frequency limiting dielectric constant (ε∞1) for binary mixtures of 1-PrOH and FB are obtained by extrapolating the complex permittivity data towards low frequency side and high frequency side on complex plane plots. Optical dielectric constant (ε∞ = n2) for binary mixtures are measured using Abbe's refractometer. Excess static dielectric constant (ε0)E, Kirkwood correlation parameters (g, geff and gf) and Bruggeman factor (fB) are determined from the values of static dielectric constant (ε0) and optical dielectric constant (ε∞). These parameters have been discussed to explore the molecular interaction between the molecular species.