For small \(a\) (recall that \(a=\dfrac{pE}{kT}\)), the polarization of the material is \(\dfrac{pE}{3kT}\), and so a graph of the polarization versus \(1/T\) will be a straight line from which one ca...For small \(a\) (recall that \(a=\dfrac{pE}{kT}\)), the polarization of the material is \(\dfrac{pE}{3kT}\), and so a graph of the polarization versus \(1/T\) will be a straight line from which one can determine the dipole moment of the molecule – the greater the slope, the greater the dipole moment.
