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

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Solution :Water MOLECULES are having unsymmetric SHAPE and, thus, possess permanent electric dipole moment. Consequently, POLARISATION of charge takes place EASILY in water and HENCE dielectric constant of water is extremely high. Mica is non-polar in nature and consequently, its dielectric constant is not so high.


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