The determination of the dipole moment of polar molecules in solution has been a standard experiment in many physical chemistry laboratories, and is described in many laboratory texts.1'2 The experiment can be done by bridge methods or by heterodyne-beat approach.3 In both cases the cost of equipment used, while relatively large, was not considered as an important factor. Nowdays however, due to inflation and Department budget cuts this is not so any more. We propose a method of direct counting which has the advantage of low cost, simplicity, and precision; moreover its functioning is more easily understood by the students than that of the classical approach. Method
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