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Most metals are good conductors due to their free electrons, but their conductivity can vary widely. 8 Can a material be both a conductor and an insulator? Some materials, like silicon, act as semiconductors, having properties of both under different conditions. 6 How do conductors and insulator...
Conductors have free electrons that are able to move, while insulators have tightly bound electrons that do not move easily. What are some examples of conductors? Some common examples of conductors are copper, aluminum, gold, silver, and iron. Other materials such as graphite, saltwater, and ...
Why are plastics good insulators? Why is electricity not a form of matter? What causes currents? Why is metallic bonding important? Why do metals tarnish? Why is copper used for most electrical wiring? What are some factors that contribute to building a characteristic resonant tone in percussion...
thus leading to a flow of electricalcurrent. Typically, metals, metal alloys, electrolytes and even some nonmetals, like graphite and liquids, including water, are good electrical conductors. Pure elemental silver is one of the best electrical conductors. Other good electrical conductors include the...
In general, metals are shiny, reflecting most of the light that strikes them. They are malleable and ductile (that is, they will bend under pressure and are not brittle). They have a broad range of melting temperatures (e.g., mercury is a liquid at room temperature, gallium will melt ...
Conductors and Insulators: Matter around us is composed of different elements which have different physical and chemical properties. For example, some materials are more strong than others. When we talk about conductors and insulators, we are talking about the relative ability of these materials to ...
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In the same way we can define solid wire sizes, we also define physical dimensions for stranded conductors. An interesting point is that the diameter for “gauge equivalent” solid and stranded conductors are NOT the same! This is due to the fact that the stranded wires have some amo...