Subject	specifically, dielectrics are dipolar
Posted by	Technomancer on September 15, 2007 at 12:56 PM
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In Reply To	As I understand it, dielectrics are always insulators, posted by CaliguyPurdue (redesigning) on September 14, 2007 at 05:23 PM
Message	[ http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/dielec.html ] Insulators are not necessarily. - John
Follow Ups	di-electric vs. white lithium >> - stockplayerz(nyc) 09:25:20 09/14/07 Nope, use the dielectric. - BigTDogg (MA) 09:34:16 09/14/07 No. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 10:51:46 09/14/07 dielectric conducts electricity, lithium grease doesn't. (n/m) - doug8867 11:01:56 09/14/07 Ah, no. Dielectric is an insulator. (n/m) - Guapo 11:06:17 09/14/07 A dielectric is a dielectric not an insulator or a conductor (n/m) - lazer(AK) 12:38:12 09/14/07 Ding! You just won the daily double. (n/m) - Technomancer 12:55:12 09/14/07 learning something new everyday (n/m) - apostrophe28 15:03:08 09/14/07 serves me right for using Wikipedia as a reference ... - Guapo 15:09:12 09/14/07 As I understand it, dielectrics are always insulators, - CaliguyPurdue (redesigning) 17:23:48 09/14/07 specifically, dielectrics are dipolar - Technomancer 12:56:59 09/15/07 so ... - Guapo 17:42:49 09/15/07 no. dielectric grease is nonconductive (n/m) - aliaZ 11:06:52 09/14/07 lol (n/m) - CaliguyPurdue (redesigning) 11:15:46 09/14/07 *slaps forehead* - that didn't come out as I intended. - doug8867 13:11:19 09/14/07 a dielectric increases capacitance (n/m) - apudapus 19:12:36 09/14/07
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