A capacitor consists of two conductors separated by a non-conductive region. The non-conductive region is called <answer>the dielectric</answer>. In simpler terms, <answer>the dielectric</answer> is just an electrical insulator. Examples of dielectric media are glass, air, paper, vacuum, and even a semiconductor depletion region chemically identical to the conductors. A capacitor is assumed to be self-contained and isolated, with no net electric charge and no influence from any external electric field. The conductors thus hold equal and opposite charges on their facing surfaces, and <answer>the dielectric</answer> develops an electric field. In SI units, a capacitance of one farad means that one coulomb of charge on each conductor causes a voltage of one volt across the device.
What is the name given to the area between two conductors in a capacitor?
the dielectric