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Braiden Brown
@brownbraiden 16, May 2023 12:00 AM
the difference between an Insulator and a Dielectric
What is the difference between an Insulator and a Dielectric?
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Alonzo Bunker
@bunkeralonzo 19, May 2023 06:25 PM
Dielectrics are used to store the electric charges, while insulators are used to block the flow of electric charges. All dielectrics are insulators (they don’t allow the flow of electric charges through them) but all insulators aren’t dielectric because they can’t store charges unlike dielectrics.