Molar Refractivity
Description
Molar refractivity, A, is a measure of the total polarizability of a mole of a substance and is dependent on the temperature, the index of refraction, and the pressure.
The molar refractivity is defined as shown
Related formulasVariables
| A | molar refractivity (m3*mol-1) |
| π | pi |
| NA | Avogadro constant |
| α | polarizability of a molecule(also known as polarizability volume) (m3) |