Gold is not the best electrical conductor. Silver is actually a better conductor. Gold is generally thought of as a better material to use because of it corrosion resistance. The reason why gold is conductive is the same reason why almost all conductive solids (and a few liquids) are conductive. They have free electrons (valence electons). Think of an atom. Around the nucleus, orbit the electrons. The electrons form into rings with a specific amount of electrons allowed in each ring. To be in good ballance, the atom wants to have the last ring to be completely full. So, elements that have a few extra electrons like Au and Ag try to get rid of them. Thus making them conduct electricity. (in laymans terms)
Yes. If you ignore "superconductors", gold is about the best conductor of heat and electricity.
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Silver is the best conductor, followed by copper, then gold.
The conductivity (how well a material conducts) of a material depends on the density of its free electrons (number of free electrons per unit volume). The best metal conductor is silver. Copper's conductivity is 95% that of silver. Gold's conductivity is 65% that of silver. So, as you can see, gold is by no means the 'best' conductor.
look it their placement on the Periodic Table of elements. gold (au)of course has a higher density than copper (cu). therefore the electrons don't have to jump as far.
No. Silver is a better conductor of electricity (and heat), but silver tarnishes while gold doesn't.
yes it is
Copper is a better conductor of electricity, second only to silver. However, copper will tarnish (oxidize) over time and lose some of its conductivity, while gold will not.
Iron would be a better conductor of electricity than would alluvium.
yes, because it is a fabulous conductor of heat
The best conductor of electricity is gold.AnswerActually, silver is a much better conductor than gold as, indeed, is copper! The conductivities of these metals, expressed in megasiemens per metre, are as follows: silver: 63.0 MS/mcopper: 59.6 MS/mgold: 41.0 MS/m
Yes, it does! Pure copper is a much better electrical conductor at normal operating conditions. Gold plating is used in electronics and cables because of it's corrosion resistance. I'm not really sure why though. Silver is cheaper than gold, and oxides to silver oxide, which is still a better conductor than gold. pure silver is the best naturally occurring conductor, followed by copper followed (not very closely) by gold.
Copper is a better conductor of electricity than gold.
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gold is not the best conductor of electricity , silver is actually a better conductor than gold.
Gold is a better conductor of electricity than copper.
Copper is a better conductor of electricity, second only to silver. However, copper will tarnish (oxidize) over time and lose some of its conductivity, while gold will not.
No it is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity
Copper is a good conductor of electricity and it is cheap as well. Gold conducts electricity very well but comes at a high cost Graphite is very cheap but does not conduct electricity as well as copper
Silver is the best electrical conductor between metals.
Gold is a good conductor of electricity.
Yes - one of the best. Gold is an extremely good conductor of electricity.
gold a very good conductor of electricity. The only element that surpasses gold is silver, but is used less often due it's oxidation. Gold is used in very high-end electronics such as spacecraft and satellites. Gold was also used in the circuits for the Manhattan Project.CommentCopper is also a better conductor than gold.
The metal lead is already a conductor: it is used on battery connections in automobiles. However, a coating of gold would make it a better conductor of electric current.