Debye

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002887",
  "term": "Debye",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A non-SI unit of electric dipole moment, commonly used in atomic and molecular physics. One debye is defined as 10^-18 statcoulomb-centimeters, which is approximately 3.33564 × 10^-30 coulomb-meters. It is named after the physical chemist Peter Debye and is used to quantify the polarity of molecules.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "electric dipole moment"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 115 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/debye/"
}