Permittivity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008675",
  "term": "Permittivity",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A measure of how an electric field is affected by a dielectric medium, representing the ability of the material to store electrical energy in an electric field. It describes the resistance to the formation of an electric field within a medium. The SI unit for permittivity is farads per meter (F/m).",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "permittivity of vacuum",
    "relative permittivity"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 14 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/permittivity/"
}