If you saturated the air with salt, it becomes dielectric?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the effects of vaporized salt on the electrical properties of air, specifically whether saturating the air with salt can alter its dielectric properties or conductivity. Participants explore the implications of this concept in terms of voltage transmission through air.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions whether vaporizing salt and dispersing it in the air could make that volume of air dielectric or if the presence of fresh air would prevent this effect.
  • Another participant seeks clarification on whether the intention is to suggest that salt would make the air a better insulator or if it is meant to imply a change to its dielectric properties.
  • A participant proposes that with sufficient salt in the air, it might be possible to conduct a voltage from a 9V battery, suggesting that this could effectively turn air into a conductor or, in extreme cases, a dielectric.
  • One participant defines a dielectric as an insulator typically used in capacitors and questions if the introduction of vaporized salt could increase the permittivity of air.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the effects of salt on air's electrical properties, and no consensus is reached regarding whether the air can be turned into a dielectric or conductor through this method.

Contextual Notes

The discussion does not clarify the specific conditions under which salt might affect air's properties, nor does it resolve the definitions of dielectric and insulator in this context.

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say you vaporized salt and threw it in the air. Would that be enough to turn that volume of air dielectric or would the minute pockets of fresh air in among the salt molecules still block low-med voltage
 
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Hrmm. Are you thinking that the salt causes the air to be less of an insulator, or did you actually mean a dielectric?
 
I mean, with enough salt in the air, could you pass the voltage of a 9v battery through the air... so i guess I am asking if this would, in effect, turn a pocket of air into a conductor, and in the extreme case, a dielectric
 
A dielectric is an insulator usually used in a capacitor.

I think you are asking if you can increase the permittivity of the air by throwing vaporized salt in the air?
 

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