Thought for the day

Posted on September 18, 2016 at 15:18:25

bcowen
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Isn't "conductive dielectric" an oxymoron?

kavakidd

15:49:17 09/18/16

bcowen

16:08:50 09/18/16

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kavakidd

15:49:17 09/18/16

bcowen

16:08:50 09/18/16

Actually - no, posted on September 18, 2016 at 15:49:17

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RE: Actually - no, posted on September 18, 2016 at 16:08:50
bcowen Audiophile Posts: 1076 Location: North Carolina Joined: December 19, 2015	Well, directly from the reference you linked: "When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material as they do in a conductor..." Polarizing and conducting are not the same thing.

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