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Plastic is made out of organic (carbon based) molecules which hold on to their electrons rather than contributing them to a common pool as metals do. Hence you do not get the kind of electron mobility needed for electrical conductivity.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoMost plastics are good insulators, i.e. very bad conductors.
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∙ 13y agoPlastic is a good insulator of both heat and electricity - they dont easily flow through it.
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∙ 10y agoPlastic in its many forms is a good electrical insulator.
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∙ 14y agoYes i think so
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∙ 14y agoPlastic is not an electrical conductor.
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∙ 13y agoInsulator.
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