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Is a key an conductor

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 9/17/2019

It is a conductor. Most keys are made of metal, and Metal is one of the best conductors in existence. A conductor being something that accepts electricity, such as a copper wire, and an insulator something that doesn't let it through, such as rubber.

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