Even though silver is the best conductor of electricity, it is extremely expensive. Thus silver is not used to make electical wires. Silver is also very soft to be used as electric wires.
Copper IS commonly used for electrical wires.
For more information see the answer to the Related Question 'Why is copper used for electrical wires?' which is shown below.
electric wires are made from metals which have very low resistance to the flow of current and also which have good ductility(meaning they can be easily drawn into wires)..... some examples are gold , silver,copper etc...
of all of them, copper is relatively much abundant and is also cheap....hence copper wires are used....
Copper Use for Electrical Conductors [wires] The choice for the use of Copper for electrical conductors is based on a trade-off between several factors: * Cost of Copper versus that of other conductor materials. * Flexibility and resistance to breakage. * Availability.
Because it conducts heat, it is a conductor. In physical science, they tell you this. In electrical wiring you should use copper because it is a good conductor because if it is not a conductor then it is an insulator which copper is NOT!
Though silver is a very good conductor of electricity but still that is not used in electric wiring primarily due to its cost. It's very expensive compared to the widely used wiring material copper. Another reason for not using silver is that , it oxidizes easily and tarnishes when it comes in contact with air.
Though silver is a very good conductor of electricity but still that is not used in electric wiring primarily due to its cost. It's very expensive compared to the widely used wiring material copper. Another reason for not using silver is that , it oxidizes easily and tarnishes when it comes in contact with air.
Silver isn't used to make elctric wiring even though it is a better conductor than Copper because it is too expensive.
because it is a very good conductor and a lot cheaper
Silver is not used as transmission line because of it's price .For 1kg of silver we have to pay about 40000 and in place of copper and aluminium we have to pay about 500 to 100 per kg.
The married joint is an electrical joint used for joining multi-strand cables. The wires are unstranded, then interlaced with the wires of the other cable, and then married (twisted) together before finally being soldered.
Yes they can but the electrical code states that the wires can only be 1/0 AWG and larger.
Copper. The main grade of copper used for electrical applications is electrolytic-tough pitch (ETP) copper (CW004A or ASTM designation C11040). This copper is at least 99.90% pure.
(A. Copper) The right answer is C. Silver
It can be used to mold wires together
Silver is not used for electrical wires mainly for two reasons. Silver is too expensive to use and it is a soft metal which is not suitable for electrical wires.
Because it is costly
Even though silver is the best conductor of electricity, it is extremely expensive. Thus silver is not used to make electical wires. Silver is also very soft to be used as electric wires.
No, copper is commonly used to make wire.
Silver is the best electrical conductor in the periodic table, next is copper. Copper is used in wires because it is nerly as good as silver, but is far cheaper.
Silver is used as a low resistance conductive material. Contactors and relays contact points are made of copper and are silver plated to obtain the lowest resistance between the moving contact faces.
Silver is the most electrically conductive, but copper and gold are used because copper is less expensive, and gold does not corrode.
Out of all the common metals copper is the best electrical conductor. Only silver is slightly better.
Their high conductivity is why transition metals are used to make electrical wires.
Copper is the best conductor of any metal except for silver. Silver is too expensive for normal use.
Silver is the best electrical conductor. Copper is second. Gold is third. Aluminum is a good conductor but not for house wiring. It is used for high tension wires.
Lead is very soft, and not a very good conductor, making it a poor choice for cabling.