Same as for any other substance:
Apply a voltage and measure the current flow.
(Resistance equals voltage divided by the current flow.)
Copper is typically preferred over aluminium for transformer coils due to its higher electrical conductivity and better heat resistance, leading to improved efficiency and reliability. While aluminium is cheaper and lighter than copper, it has higher resistance and can result in higher losses and lower efficiency in transformers.
Copper is commonly used to make electrical wires due to its excellent conductivity. Aluminium is often used for making pots and pans because of its lightweight properties and resistance to corrosion.
Copper is a metal that conducts electricity and is used in a majority of electrical appliances from toasters to mobile phones so in every day life copper is regularly used. Aluminium is only really used in day to day life in aluminium foil as its uses otherwise come from it being a light metal which is why it's used in aeroplanes. When copper was very high in price aluminium was used for electrical cables, but there are two problems - copper is a much better conductor of electricity, and aluminium has an oxide layer on the surface which makes it difficult to get good electrical contact. Copper is also used for water pipes as it is easy to solder and generally has better corrosion resistance.
The copper wires used connect. Because conductivity of Cooper higher than aluminium but price of Cooper higher than aluminum. If compare between copper and aluminium cable can see at the same current rate diameter of aluminium cable is larger than copper cable.
Aluminium is a good thermal and electrical conductor, having 62% the conductivity of copper...
if we know resistivity of copper i.e is very small (1.68×10−8)transposing the definition to make resistance the subject (Pouillet's law):R is the electrical resistance of a uniform specimen of the material (measured in ohms, Ω) is the length of the piece of material (measured in metres, m)A is the cross-sectional area of the specimen (measured in square metres, m²).
copper and aluminium are the most common, but aluminium isn't as good as copper because it puts to much resistance on the electricity causing it to heat up.
Copper is known for its low electrical resistance, making it a highly conductive material. This property of copper makes it ideal for use in electrical wiring and other applications where efficient electrical conductivity is required.
Copper wire has greater resistance than aluminum wire. This is because copper is a better conductor of electricity than aluminum. This means that copper wire will have less resistance and will be able to carry more current with less energy loss.
Copper is frequently used for electrical wires. Aluminium is cheaper but breakable.
Gold has an electrical resistance of 22.14 nano ohms per meter (nΩ·m), while copper has an electrical resistance of 17.2 nΩ/m and silver has an electrical resistance of 15.87 nΩ/m.
Both copper and aluminium wire will conduct electricity, so the bulb will glow. Aluminium is less efficient at conducting than copper. Copper-clad aluminium wire is electrical wire coated with a thin layer of copper.