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It's a good conductor of current flowing in one direction, and a good insulator
when current tries to flow in the other direction.
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Why is silicon a good conductor of electricity?
Silicon is not a good conductor. It is a semiconductor.
Is ceramic a good conductor or insulator?
Insulator
Is 'dirty water' a good conductor or insulator?
yes water is a good conductor
Is cermaic a good conductor?
No. Ceramic is a bad conductor of heat and electricity.
Why is silicon a good heat conductor but a poor electrical conductor?
Metals are actually good conductors of both heat and electricity... but silicon is a semi-conductor. Unlike metals, which are good electrical and heat conductors, crystalline solids such as diamond and semiconductors such as silicon are good heat conductors but poor electrical conductors. This is their nature... you can't change it :-)
What is an element that is neither a good conductor or a good insulator?
silicon, which is a semiconductor.
Which would be the best insulator carbon or silicon or aluminum or oxygen?
Oxygen. Carbon as diamond is a good electrical insulator, (graphite is an electrical conductor), silicon is a semiconductor so has limited electrical conductivity and aluminium is a metal and a good electrical conductor.
Why is silicon a good conductor of electricity?
Silicon is not a good conductor. It is a semiconductor.
The difference between a good conductor and a good insulator?
A good insulator means a bad conductor. It is the opposite of good conductor.
Is steel a good conductor or insulator?
Steel is a conductor and not an insulator.
Is foam a good insulator or conductor?
insulator
What is definition of semiconductor?
those material having conductivity between insulator and good conductor are known as semiconductors for example germanium and silicon.
Is ceramic a good conductor or insulator?
Insulator
Is a newspaper a conductor or a insulator?
its a good insulator and a good insulato
Is nylon a good conductor of electricity?
No, nylon is not a good conductor of electricity, it is an insulator.
Is Styrofoam a conductor or an insulator?
it is very good insulator
True or false a good insulator is a poor conductor?
The statement ' a good insulator is a poor conductor' is false because a good insulator will not conduct at all.
