Coulombic potential . This is the effect of the charges on the atoms have on molecular conformation. It is an optional term in most force fields. The dielectric constant is a term to describe how polar a solvent is. Water has a dielectric constant of 80 and benzene has a dielectric constant of 2.
Charges have a much greater affect in a polar solvent than in a non-polar solvent.
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