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Materials such as silver and copper are said to be good insulators?
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∙ 14y ago
No, they are good conductor.
Insulator is something electricity and heat can't pass through easily. e.g. wood, rubber
Conductor is something electricity and heat can easily pass through. e.g. iron, silver, copper
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What are three materials that make good conductors?
Copper, aluminum and gold.
What happen to the silver plate when dipped in copper sulphate solution?
That's a good question. What didhappen to it?I wouldn't expect much of anything to happen, since copper is a more active metal than silver. In fact, a copper plate dipped into a silver nitrate solution should grow silver crystals as the copper ionizes and replaces silver in solution.
Are copper and silver super conductors?
No. A conductor is a good carrier of electricity or heat. A superconductor is a material in which the resistance to electrical flow is zero. Silver and copper are fairly good conductors, but some energy is lost.
What are three good element conductors?
Silver the very best conductorCopper the industrial choiceIron
Names of conductors?
The best conductor of electricity is silver followed by copper, gold, aluminum and calcium. Copper is used for most electrical cable. Silver is too costly to be used in electrical applications. Although gold is not as conductive as copper, it is often used for connectors. Because gold doesn't tarnish, it makes for a reliable connector. Aluminum is used in commercial power transmission systems but it is difficult to install properly so it is almost never seen in home wiring systems. Finally, calcium is only half as conductive as copper and reacts with air and water making it a poor choice for electrical systems.
What materials make the best conductors and insulators?
Conductors- Most types of metal. Copper and Aluminium are used these days. Silver is a very good conductor but it is expensive. Insulators- rubber, plastic and wood are good insulators in the solid state.
What is a good conductor and a good insulator?
Good conductors, of heat and electricity are metals such as copper and silver. Good insulators are vacuums, wood and plastics.
What are good insulators but bad conductors?
metals. gold and silver are some of the best. copper and aluminum are the most common,
What kinds of materials make good insulators?
There are a number of materials that make good thermal insulators. Blankets and pockets of air make good thermal insulators for example.
Why copper rod is covered with insulating material in Searle's apparatus?
Copper rod is covered by insulating materials, because copper is good conductor of electricity when we touch copper rod we get shock and insulators are bad conductor of electricity hence copper rod is covered by insulating materials
Why such materials are good insulators?
Dielectric meterials are good insulator materials
Why are plastic good electricity insulators?
Plastics are a good electrical insulators because they are insulators. Electricity could not pass through them unlike copper. Another good example of insulators is rubber.
Which of the materials below is not an example of a good insulator?
As the "materials listed below" are not given, insulators are poor conductors of heat or electricity. On a Periodic Table, insulators tend to be towards the top right corner, so metals tend to not be examples of good insulators that comprise most of the periodic table with the exception of the nonmetals (top right corner, hydrogen). The metallic elements tend to end in -ium, such as aluminium, sodium, gallium, and francium. Others are gold, silver, copper, zinc, and nickel.
What materials is a good conductor of electricity rubber silver glass plastic?
Copper and silver are good conductors as both are metals.
What are some examples of good conductors?
As regards electricity, metals are good conductors, though we know that some are better than others. Silver, copper, gold and aluminum top the list.
Materials that are not good conductors or and not good insulators are called?
Semiconductor
Are good conductors of heat also good conductors of electricity?
Aluminum and copper are excellent conductors of electricity. Chlorine is a good one when bonded to Hydrogen in acid form. The useful for electrical wiring are Copper, silver, and gold.
