Re: [OT] [cobalt-users] dielectric constant

["dr. mikey." <mikey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Can anyone write me back which is the dielectric constant for Cobalt?

hi magdalena,

as oliver already pointed out, this is a mailing list for web server
appliances made by the cobalt division of sun microsystems, and really has
nothing to do with the physics or chemistry of the elements.  in any case,
here are a couple more links that may be of some use:

http://www.asiinstr.com/dc1.html
  - a long list of dielectric constants
http://www.matweb.com/
  - an online materials properties database
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
  - an online database of physics concepts

unfortunately, i was unable to find a value for the dielectric constant for
cobalt in any of the above links, nor the wonderful one oliver posted
earlier, nor even in my crc handbook.

good luck in your searching,

mikey.

who never expected to see a question like this on the list, although he was
somewhat excited at the prospect of being able to respond to a question for
which he actually had some real training and understanding (wrt to linux and
computers i'm a self-taught hack, but on the subject of chemistry and
science, well, that was what i actually studied all those years in grad
school).

p.s., just in case anyone was wondering, here is a definition of the
dielectric constant:  The dielectric constant e of a medium is its ability
to reduce the force F of attraction of charged (q and q') particles
separated at distance r, compared to vacuum. It is usually defined by the
equation, F = (q * q') / (e * r2). 

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