Molecular polarizabilities are measured experimentally using methods such as refractometry and dielectric constant measurements

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Molecular polarizabilities can be evaluated experimentally using techniques such as refractometry, which links refractive index measurements to polarizability.

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The claim is specific, empirical, and falsifiable. Retrieved papers confirm that refractometry and related optical methods are standard experimental techniques used to study and determine molecular polarizability and related properties.

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Estimation of the mass density of biological matter from refractive index measurements.

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Möckel C, Beck T, Kaliman S, Abuhattum S, Kim K, Kolb J, Wehner D, Zaburdaev V, Guck J. Estimation of the mass density of biological matter from refractive index measurements.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpr.2024.100156

Paper [3] notes that the refractive index is connected to mass density via relations that take into account the polarizability of matter.

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Some Measurements of H/D Polarizability Isotope Effects Using Differential Refractometry

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Mary Foster Smith, W. Alexander Van Hook. Some Measurements of H/D Polarizability Isotope Effects Using Differential Refractometry. 1989. https://doi.org/10.1515/zna-1989-0504

Paper [5] uses differential refractometry to measure isotope effects on static and frequency-dependent molecular polarizabilities.

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