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What role does the periodic table play in the development of superconductors?
periodic table allows you to determine weather or not the elements will conduct electrocoty
Why superconductors are not used often in everyday activities?
Because at present all superconductors must be super-cooled in a coolant such as liquid nitrogen to become superconductors.
What are most modern high temperature superconductors made of?
Resistance decreases with the decrease of temperature. Superconductors are made by lowering the temperature.
How does quantum entanglement play a role in the behavior of superconductors?
Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where particles become connected in a way that their properties are correlated, even when separated by large distances. In superconductors, quantum entanglement can play a role in the behavior of electrons, allowing them to move without resistance. This is because entangled electrons can share information instantaneously, leading to the unique properties of superconductivity.
Why are scientists trying to make superconductors that can work at warmer temperatures?
Because refrigerating superconductors to the cryogenic temperatures needed by current ones is expensive, severely limiting the applications they are used in.Metallic superconductors need cooling to the temperature of liquid helium.Copper oxide ceramic superconductors need cooling to the temperature of liquid nitrogen.Room temperature superconductors, if they exist, would need little or no cooling.
What is the definition of low temperature supercoductors?
In a way, all currently existing superconductors are "low-temperature", but some more so than others. The traditional superconductors work up to about 20 K (or minus 253 Centigrade); more recent "high-temperature superconductors" work up to 100 K or so. 100 K is still minus 173 Centigrade, but it is much "hotter" than the traditional superconductors. The new "high-temperature" superconductors apparently work different than the old-fashioned ones; at least, the theory that explains the traditional superconductors fails to explain how the new superconductors work.
What is important role of superconductor in computer?
Superconductors have the potential to drastically increase computer performance. They can increase the data transfer rates while reducing heat output.
How are superconductors different from conductors?
In superconductors, no electricity is wasted because there is no resistance to the flow of electrons. In conductors any electricity not used, is wasted.
What has the author Franklin Curtis Mason written?
Franklin Curtis Mason has written: 'The tunnel effect in superconductors' -- subject(s): Superconductors
What has the author Anatoli Larkin written?
Anatoli Larkin has written: 'Theory of fluctuations in superconductors' -- subject(s): Fluctuations (Physics), Superconductors
Why do superconductors float?
Superconductors float due to the Meissner effect, which causes them to repel magnetic fields, allowing them to levitate above a magnet.
How are superconductors different from insulators?
Superconductors are materials that let current or electricity pass through them. Insulators are materials that don't allow current or electricity to pass through them. Superconductors are mostly all metals. Insulators are wood, plastic, and paper.
