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Conductors conduct electricity or heat, energy a Dielectric is essentially an insulator.This has nothing to do with juvenile literature. by the way, waxed paper has a Dielectric of 540,00 Volts per Cubic centimeter, as determined by l909 engineering manuals. I will not reveal how I learned that!

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What is the difference between a microstrip line and a stripline?

Microstrip line is a transmission line where the conductor is on the top layer of a dielectric substrate, while the ground plane is below the substrate. Stripline, on the other hand, has the signal conductor sandwiched between two layers of dielectric material with ground planes on both sides. Stripline typically offers better isolation and higher performance compared to microstrip due to the shielding effect of the dielectric layers.


Can a dielectric be a conductor as well?

No, a dielectric and a conductor are two different types of materials. A dielectric is an insulating material that can store and transmit electric energy, while a conductor is a material that allows electricity to pass through it easily.


Define the 'potential difference between the ends of a conductor'?

Potential difference between the ends of a conductor refers to the electrical energy difference per unit charge between two points in the conductor. It is commonly known as voltage and is measured in volts. A potential difference is necessary for the flow of electric current in a conductor.


What is dielectric material?

A dielectric material is an electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field. It does not conduct electricity, but it can store electric energy as a result of its polarization. Dielectric materials are commonly used in capacitors to store and release electrical energy.


What is the difference between complex permittivity and static dielectric conatant?

Complex permittivity describes the frequency-dependent behavior of a material's ability to store electrical energy, considering both the real (loss) and imaginary (storage) components. Static dielectric constant, on the other hand, is a constant value representing a material's ability to store energy at zero frequency. In essence, complex permittivity provides a more comprehensive view of the material's response to an electromagnetic field compared to the static dielectric constant.

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What is the difference between a microstrip line and a stripline?

Microstrip line is a transmission line where the conductor is on the top layer of a dielectric substrate, while the ground plane is below the substrate. Stripline, on the other hand, has the signal conductor sandwiched between two layers of dielectric material with ground planes on both sides. Stripline typically offers better isolation and higher performance compared to microstrip due to the shielding effect of the dielectric layers.


Can a dielectric be a conductor as well?

No, a dielectric and a conductor are two different types of materials. A dielectric is an insulating material that can store and transmit electric energy, while a conductor is a material that allows electricity to pass through it easily.


Define the 'potential difference between the ends of a conductor'?

Potential difference between the ends of a conductor refers to the electrical energy difference per unit charge between two points in the conductor. It is commonly known as voltage and is measured in volts. A potential difference is necessary for the flow of electric current in a conductor.


What is the molding surrounding the conductor inside a cable called?

Dielectric


What is the major difference between conductor and dielectric?

A conductor is a material which allows elctronic flow through it with some finite (though usually very small) resistance as opposed to a dielectric, the other name for an insulator, that provides ideally infinite resistance to current flow at all temperatures.


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 difference between a plastic conductor and a metal conductor?

metal is like tine and plastice is not like tine


What is the definition of the term dielectric?

'Dielectric' is often used in a general sense to refer to a material (such as ceramic, mica, plastic or paper) which is a poor conductor of electricity. This term is used in the classical description of a capacitor -- two electric conductors separated by a dielectric. By applying electric charge to one conductor an electric field is created. The dielectric allows the electric field to pass through it and affect the other conductors; however the dielectric prevents electrons from flowing between the conductors, so the electric field remains (and the charge remains stored on the conductor). [Side note for beginners: An electric field creates a force (measured in Volts) upon an electron or charged particle which tends to make it move. The conductor allows electrons to move easily within it. The dielectric resists the movement of electrons in it.] More generally, we speak of a 'Dielectric Field' as a mathematic description of how electric charge influences the properties of the space around it. The Dielectric field interacts with space and with any material in the space to create an 'Electric Field'. In simple terms, the electric field at any point is the product of the dielectric field at that point and the 'Dielectric Constant' of the material at that point. In more general terms, the 'electric field vector' at a point is the tensor product of the 'dielectric field vector' and the 'dielectric tensor' of the material at that point. The dielectric field is not a measurable entity, but rather a mathematical tool that allows us accurately to model the electric field, which is measurable. The article on Dielectrics at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dielectric provides more description, especially on the dielectric field model.


How are voltages imported into installations through the supply neutral conductor?

A 'voltage' is another name for a potential difference. As the name implies, a potential difference exists between two different points or, in the case of an electrical installation, between the line conductor and the neutral conductor. So the neutral does not 'import voltages'. Voltages exist between the line (hot) conductor and the neutral conductor.


Whjat is difference between trin conductor and mathematics teacher?

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Explain how the dielectric material or medium of electrical charges affect the value of potential energy?

the dielectric placed between the positive and negative plates of a capacitor prevents the collapse of plates due to so strong attractive forces between them and retains the potential difference between the plates.....


What is the Difference between dielectric and insulator?

The difference between dielectric and insulator lies in its field of application.Dielectrics are used to store the electric charges, while insulators are used to block the flow of electric charges ( they more or less act like a wall).While all dielectrics are insulators (they don't allow the flow of electric charges through them) all insulators aren't dielectric because they can't store charges unlike dielectrics.