Debye unit
E518988
The Debye unit is a non-SI measure of electric dipole moment commonly used in molecular physics and physical chemistry to quantify the polarity of molecules.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Debye unit canonical | 1 |
| Debye unit of electric dipole moment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5420131 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Debye unit Context triple: [Peter Debye, notableConcept, Debye unit]
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Fermi (unit)
The fermi is a unit of length equal to one femtometer (10⁻¹⁵ meter), commonly used in nuclear and particle physics to express sizes of atomic nuclei and subatomic particles.
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Curie constant
The Curie constant is a material-specific proportionality factor that characterizes how a paramagnetic substance’s magnetic susceptibility varies inversely with temperature.
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Boltzmann constant
The Boltzmann constant is a fundamental physical constant that links temperature to energy at the particle level, playing a central role in statistical mechanics and thermodynamics.
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Avogadro constant
The Avogadro constant is the fundamental physical constant that specifies the number of constituent particles, usually atoms or molecules, in one mole of a substance.
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E.
Faraday constant
The Faraday constant is a fundamental physical constant representing the electric charge carried by one mole of electrons, widely used in electrochemistry and physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Debye unit Target entity description: The Debye unit is a non-SI measure of electric dipole moment commonly used in molecular physics and physical chemistry to quantify the polarity of molecules.
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A.
Fermi (unit)
The fermi is a unit of length equal to one femtometer (10⁻¹⁵ meter), commonly used in nuclear and particle physics to express sizes of atomic nuclei and subatomic particles.
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B.
Curie constant
The Curie constant is a material-specific proportionality factor that characterizes how a paramagnetic substance’s magnetic susceptibility varies inversely with temperature.
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C.
Boltzmann constant
The Boltzmann constant is a fundamental physical constant that links temperature to energy at the particle level, playing a central role in statistical mechanics and thermodynamics.
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D.
Avogadro constant
The Avogadro constant is the fundamental physical constant that specifies the number of constituent particles, usually atoms or molecules, in one mole of a substance.
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E.
Faraday constant
The Faraday constant is a fundamental physical constant representing the electric charge carried by one mole of electrons, widely used in electrochemistry and physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-SI unit
ⓘ
unit of electric dipole moment ⓘ |
| approximateCGSEquivalent | 10^-18 statcoulomb centimetre ⓘ |
| approximateSIValue |
3.33564e-30 coulomb metre
ⓘ
3.33564×10^-30 C·m ⓘ |
| baseQuantity | electric charge times length ⓘ |
| belongsTo | electromagnetism ⓘ |
| category | unit of electromagnetism ⓘ |
| conversionFromSI | 1 C·m ≈ 2.9979×10^29 D ⓘ |
| conversionToSI | 1 D ≈ 3.33564×10^-30 C·m ⓘ |
| dimension | electric dipole moment ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
molecular physics
ⓘ
physical chemistry ⓘ |
| hasExactValueInSI | false ⓘ |
| isNonSIUnitAcceptedWithSI | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Peter Debye ⓘ |
| quantifies |
electric dipole moment
ⓘ
molecular polarity ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
dielectric constant
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electric field interaction with molecules ⓘ molecular dipole moment ⓘ polar molecule ⓘ |
| statusInSI | not part of the International System of Units ⓘ |
| symbol | D ⓘ |
| systemOfUnits | CGS electrostatic system ⓘ |
| typicalMolecularScale | order of 1 Debye ⓘ |
| typicalWaterDipoleMomentAtRoomTemperature | about 1.85 Debye ⓘ |
| usedBy |
chemists
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physicists ⓘ spectroscopists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
induced dipole moments
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permanent dipole moments of molecules ⓘ transition dipole moments ⓘ |
| usedSince | early 20th century ⓘ |
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