Question

Distinguish between a dielectric and a conductor.

Answer 1

Answer:

Conductor

1. There is no electric field inside a conductor.
2. The substances having free charge carriers are called the conductors.
3. The examples of conductors are metallic substances e.g. copper, silver, gold, aluminum, iron.

Dielectric

1. there is electric field  inside a dielectric.
2. Dielectrics are substances which do not contain free charge carriers.
3. examples of dielectrics are air, mica, rubber, wood, plastic etc.