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In general, metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.
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Which metal acts as an insulator?
Metals are conductors, not insulators. Both electrical and thermal conductors.
Are metale uaually conductors or insulators?
Metals are conductors.Metals are conductors.Metals are conductors.Metals are conductors.
What are examples for conductors and insulator?
Metals, such as gold and silver, are conductors whereas wood and rubber are insulators.
What are uses of nonmetals?
Non metals are used as insulators (poor conductors)
What are good conductors called?
They're called conductors. As opposed to insulators, which don't conduct. Metals are typically pretty good conductors.
What properties do metals non-metals and semi-conductors have in common?
They generally look metallic but are brittle (not malleable or ductile). Neither good conductors or insulators but they are semiconductors.
What are the many different ways elements on the periodic table are classified?
1.metals, semi-metals, non metals 2.Solid, liquid, gas 3.Conductors Semi-conductors Insulators
Are humans conductors or insulators?
humans are not insulators, but are conductors!
What items are insulators and conductor?
Conductors are materials that allow electrons to flow easily through it. Metals are the best examples of conductors. Insulators to the opposite; they don't like letting their electrons flow. Glass, rubber, and wood are some examples of insulators.
Are metal gold and copper good heat insulators?
No. Both metals are good conductors of heat.
Do non metals contuct heat?
Non metals do not conduct heat. They have high resistance.They are insulators.Non metals do not have a pool of 'free electrons' (as metals do with metallic bonds). Hence they generally are poor conductors of heat. Nonmetals such as Styrofoam are widely used as insulators. Graphite is an exception as it is a good conductor of heat with its free electrons.Most of the non metals does not conductors because the do not have free electrons. But graphite is a good conductor. Most of the non metals are insulators.
Why do conductors conduct electricity while insulaters don't?
Conductors conduct electricity because most of them are made of metals and metals are good conductors of electricity while insulators are made of rubber and rubber does not conduct electricity. To conduct electricity, the atoms that make up the material, have to have free electrons that can pass a charge on. Metals have these free electrons, whereas insulators do not.
