Electronic polarizability of ions in the alkali-halide crystals

A theoretical estimate of the high-frequency dielectric constants is made using the molar polarizabilities for a number of alkali halides. These are shown to be in good agreement with the new and more reliable experimental data. Analysis by means of the additivity rule within the family of salts is used to compute the total free ion polarizability of ionic constituents and the change in polarizabi…