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An electrical insulator that can be polarized by an external electric field.

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What do you mean by dielectric and name any five materials used as dielectrics?

A 'dielectric' describes a material that supports an electric field and is generally used to describe an insulating material. Two properties exhibited by a dielectric are its permittivity and its dielectric strength. High values of permittivity (abillity to improve capacitance) are desirable for dielectrics used in capacitors, and high values of dielectric strength (ability to withstand voltages) are desirable for insulators but, unfortunately, the two quantities aren't relatated. So, selecting a dielectric is a matter of compromise.


For an insulating material dielectric strength and dielectric loss should be respectively?

For an insulating material dielectric strength and dielectric loss should be respectively


What is dielectric test in transformer?

why need dielectric test for transformer


What happens when dielectric breakdown occurs?

The dielectric,usually the insulator between the plates of a capacitor, can be overstressed by the application of too high voltages applied to the capacitor plates. The dielectric breaks down and a current flows between the plates until,either they are discharged, or an equilibrium is reached,below the working voltage of the capacitor. If the dielectric is damaged in this process he capacitor must be replaced. Some dielectric material self heal and can recover from an over voltage.


What is the sodium hypochlorite dielectric constant?

dielectric constant for sodium Hypochlorite


What is the material use in the capacitor?

Capacitors are named after their dielectrics. So, an 'air capacitor' uses air as its dielectric, a 'mica capacitor' uses mica as its dielectric, and so on. There are lots of different dielectric used to separate the plates of a capacitor, each with different permittivities and dielectric strengths. As the perfect dielectric (i.e. one with both a very high permittivity and a very high dielectric strength) doesn't occur, the choice of dielectric is always a compromise between it permittivity and dielectric strength.


What is leaky dielectric?

A leaky dielectric is a poorly conducting liquid. Refer to "ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS: The Taylor-Melcher Leaky Dielectric Model" for more information.


For an insulating material dielectric strength and dielectric loss should be what?

high and high


Is dielectric strength the same as dielectric constant?

No, these are two unrelated properties of a material.


What is dielectric breakdown?

The dielectric breakdown strength is 3,000 volts per millimeter.


Is there any change in the current or voltage coming from the other end of the dielectric after the dielectric breakdown occurs?

Yes. Once dielectric breakdown occurs the circuit is now completed through a conductive breakdown channel in the dielectric. The current injected in one end of the dielectric is matched by the current coming out of the other end.


What is the Electric field inside a Dielectric?

E = Eo/k k is dielectric constant