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Insulators are conductors
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What are insulators such as wood and air poor conductors of?
Electricity
What does an electrical insulator have?
Electrical insulators are made from materials that are poor conductors of electricity. Metallic elements are good conductors, non metallic elements are poor conductors. Some materials used as insulators are, paper, glass, ceramics, rubber and plastics.
What can not carry electric current easily?
Electrical insulators. Materials such as rubber, plastic, wood, air and some ceramics are all poor conductors of electricity, or good insulators.
Why conductors conduct heat and electricity while insulators are known as poor conductors?
Conductors conduct heat and electricity well because they have delocalised electrons in their structure. Insulators, on the other hand, do not have delocalised electrons and therefore do not conduct heat and electricity as a conductor, although they do conduct to some extent.
Name two other materials that are poor conductors of electricity and might make good insulators?
plastic, glass and rubber
What do you call poor conductors?
Insulators.
What you call poor conductors?
Insulators.
What is poor conductors called?
insulators
What do poor insulators and conductors have in common?
you can get hurt
What physical and chemical properties are found among the nonmetals?
Most nonmetals are poor conductions of electricity and heat and are reactive with other elements. Solid nonmetals are dull and brittle.
Elements that are usually dull in appearance and poor conductors of heat and electricity?
There are 17 nonmetals in the periodic table, and they are characterized by four major physical properties. 1. They rarely have metallic luster. 2. They are usually gases at room temperature. 3. Nonmetallic solids are neither malleable nor ductile. 4. They are poor conductors of heat and electricity.
What are properties for nonmetals?
Nonmetals are very dull looking and are easily broken compared to a normal piece of metal. Nonmetals have high ionization energies and electro negativities. They are generally poor conductors of heat and electricity.Solid nonmetals are generally brittle, with little or no metallic luster. Most nonmetals have the ability to gain electrons easily. Nonmetals display a wide range of chemical properties and reactivities.
What are materials that are poor conductors of electricity called?
They are insulators.
Materials that are poor conductors are what?
normally called insulators
What are insulators such as wood and air poor conductors of?
Electricity
What are the signs and symptoms of poor nutrition?
poor dry skin, dull brittle hair, brittle nails, pale
What does an electrical insulator have?
Electrical insulators are made from materials that are poor conductors of electricity. Metallic elements are good conductors, non metallic elements are poor conductors. Some materials used as insulators are, paper, glass, ceramics, rubber and plastics.
