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What are conductors and isolators?
Conductors are devices that conducts or transmit heat, electricity, or sound. (An example would be a lightning rod.)Isolators are devices that detect short circuits and isolates them.
Are all types of metals good conductors?
Yes, but alkali and alkaline earth metals have less conductance.
What types of materials are poor conductors of heat?
that is why hot pads are so popular and other pots and pans have handles made out of conductors like wood or plastic keep the heat from traveling through the handle and to your hand.
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 type of waves are involved in lightning and thunder?
The sudden flashes of light and trembling sound waves are involved in lightning and thunder. These waves are caused because of the Sudden electrical discharges resulting from atmospheric conditions.
Is it true that shield wires conductors located above the phase conductors protect the phase conductors against lightning?
Yes, but they're not 'phase' conductors, they're 'line' conductors.
What type of lightning protection equipment do I need for my house I just purchases in Evansville, Indiana?
There are many types of lightning protection equipments such as grounding units, surge suppressors, and conductors. If you have electronic equipments, definitely get surge protectors.
Why do churches need lightning conductors?
Lightning conductors or rods, protect a building from lightning hits by harmlessly draining of the electrical charge thereby preventing fire or other damage. Churches with steeples that tower over surrounding buildings and trees would be especially likely to attract lightning.
Why are lightning conductors fixed to tall buildings?
Probably a Lightning Conductor. They say , in a Bad Storm, lightning will strike the Tallest building first. Cheers.
What aré some types of conductors?
Penny , frying pan and a gold ring aré types of conductors
How do lightning conductors protect buildings from getting damage during lightning?
The lightning tries to hit you but the building block it, you are safe.
Why does lightning conductor use copper only and not any other metal?
A lightning protection system can also use aluminum conductors.
A wire is placed on the top of a transmission line to?
Ground wireAnswerIt's a (lightning) protection wire, designed to protect the line conductors from lightning strikes.
Is lightning a renewable resource?
A thing is a resource if we can use it. Lightning is certainly renewable, but it is not a renewable resource yet. When we put up high lightning conductors in stormy places and capture the electricity from them, then lightning will be a renewable resource.
Why tall buildings have lightning conductors?
Lightning conductors are not put up to get hit by lightning as such. They can and do get hit by lightning but the expression "conductor" is a misnomer. They act as a discharge to ground to prevent the buildup of static charge in an approximate "sphere" from the tip of the rod to the surrounding ground. Any lightning strike will tend to go across the surface of this sphere and provide protection for the people under the sphere. Thus standing near the tall building usually gives complete protection. The taller the building the better and wider is the protection
When did Benjamin Franklin invent the lightning rod and how did it happen?
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod in 1749. He had speculated that lightning was a form of electricity, which was just beginning to be scientifically investigated at that time, and he confirmed that idea with his famous experiment of flying a kite with a key attached to it, in a thunder storm. He discovered that lightning it attracted to electrical conductors, and that it can be conducted safely into the ground, if conductors are correctly arranged.
What are most types of good conductors?
Metals
