Conductors, Capacitors and Dielectrics
Conductor:
Material where electrons are loosely bound and are able to flow
throughout due to the free electrons.
Insulator:
Materials where electrons are bound and don�t flow easily.
Semiconductor:
Materials in between insulator and conductor.
Superconductor:
A material where electrons flow without any resistance. Generally,
superconductivity only occurs at very low temperatures.
Resistivity:
An intrinsic property of a material that partially determines the
resistance of a wire.
Capacitor:
A device used to store or accumulate electric energy. This is done
by oppositely charging two nearby conductive surfaces that are not
in contact with each other.
Dielectric:
An insulating material is inserted between the plates of a
capacitor.
Dielectric Constant:
The factor that describes the additional capacitance gained by
adding a dielectric material between the plates of a capacitor
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