Re: Charge stored in Dielectric? Not really - MISCONCEPTION

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Original poster: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 1/26/04 10:04:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:


>Ed,
>
>I think, given the information presented so far, that the charge is stored
>on the dielectric as charged particles on the surface, rather than in it
>due to some other effect.  I don't think it's too hard to imagine a static
>charge remaining on the dielectric.  Even touching the dielectric won't
>have much effect because it won't conduct the remainder of the charge,
>leaving more than enough to deliver a shock when a conductor that contacts
>the entire surface comes back into contact with the dielectric, allowing
>the whole charge to be released at once.
>
>Chris Arnold


Chris,

I would not argue.

Ed Sonderman