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Electrostatic Potential And Capacitance

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Guess a possible reason why water has a much greater dielectric constant (= 80) than say, mica (= 6).

Solution
Water possess a permanent dipole moment of ~0.6×10-29 cm and, has a high degree of assosciation of water molecules. Consequently, water has a greater dielcric strength (=80) than mica (=6).

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