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DCS# 5C20.00NWU#  ES-15Location:    
title: Dielectric Model
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Description:
Two colored sheets are placed atop each other.  The pink would represent positive charge, and the green negative.  In the presence of an electric field, the charges are slightly displaced, showing excess of charge at the edges of the dielectric.


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