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Dielectric constant will be high in (a) Conductors (b) Semiconductors (c) Insulators (d) Superconductors The question was asked during an interview for a job. My question comes from Electrostatic Properties topic in portion Electrostatic Fields of Electromagnetic Theory Select the correct answer from above options Electromagnetic Theory questions and answers, Electromagnetic Theory questions pdf, Electromagnetic Theory question bank, Electromagnetic Theory questions and answers pdf, mcq on Electromagnetic Theory pdf,electromagnetic theory book pdf,electromagnetic theory pdf notes,electromagnetic theory lecture notes,electromagnetic theory of light,maxwell electromagnetic theory,electromagnetic theory proposed by,electromagnetic theory engineering physics,electromagnetic theory nptel

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Correct option is (c) Insulators To elaborate: Materials that have very less conductivity like ceramics, plastics have higher dielectric constants. Due to their low conductivity, the dielectric materials are said to be good insulators.