> > It is much more reliable to measure its capacitance
> > (water has epsilon-r 80).
> 
> Does water still have such a high dielectric constant when impurities
> have rendered it moderately conductive?  A material that is
> simultaneously conductive and dielectric strains my memories of
> college physics, but I don't see why it couldn't work as long as
> steps are taken to prevent actual conduction...

*Everything* is both dielectric and conductive.  The degree to which
an object is either varies.

My question is how closely are the two related?  Does the dielectric
constant of a material directly relate to its conductivity?

Questions easily answered upon perusal of a college level physics
text, of course, and I'm not looking for an answer here.

Mike H.
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