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What is an object that conducts electricity better than insulators but not as well as conductors?
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Good conductors of electricity are often good conductors of heat?
Generally speaking, materials that are good conductors of heat are good conductors of electricity. But there is a notable exception. Diamond, an allotrope of carbon, conducts heat better than any metal, but it is an electrical insulator.
What coin conducts the best electricity penny nickel dime or quarter?
They are all mostly copper so they should conduct close to the same.
Can you give a list of conductors and insulators?
conductors: (items that electricity/energy can flow (better)) copper, gold, metal, iron, steel, coins, (pennies, nickles, dimes, quarters, loonies, and toonies) brass, alligator clips and etc...(you can always search on a different website)
True Or False Materials that are poor conductors are poor insulators?
No. Something that is a poor conductor must be a good insulator and vice versa. If a material conducts better than it insulates it is considered a good conductor, if it insulates better than conducts it is considered a good insulator. No material can be both a poor conductor AND a poor insulator. It is impossible.
How does diamond conduct heat?
From About Education:"Most diamonds are extremely efficient thermal conductors, but electrical insulators."Diamond conducts heat well as a result of the strong covalent bonds between carbon atoms in a diamond crystal. Thermal conductivity of natural diamond is around 22 W/(cm·K), which makes diamond five times better at conducting heat than copper. "
Is metal a better conducter than plastic?
Plastic, wood and paper are insulators and very poor conductors of electricity.
Good conductors of electricity are often good conductors of heat?
Generally speaking, materials that are good conductors of heat are good conductors of electricity. But there is a notable exception. Diamond, an allotrope of carbon, conducts heat better than any metal, but it is an electrical insulator.
Why does electricity flow through some things better than others?
Each material or compound has its own electrical properties that determine how well it conducts electricity. This has something to do with the free electrons in its chemical composition. But there are tables that rate every material from those that are good insulators(resist electrical current) and those that are good conductors of electricity.
Is red or green a better conductor?
Red and green are colors, not insulators or conductors. Either insulators or conductors may be red colored or green colored.
Can iron conduct electricity as a liquid?
Iron melts and becomes liquid at an 2800 degrees Fahrenheit. It can still conduct electricity, but, like all conductors, it conducts better at lower temperatures.
Does cerium conduct electricity and heat?
Cerium is a metal. All metals are conductors. Some are better conductors than others, but they all conduct electricity.
Metal conducts electricity better as it becomes what?
As a metal becomes colder, it generally conducts electricity more efficiently.
How does insulators and resitors and conductor work in a ciriuts?
first of all insulators are better called resistors in circuits. Conductors are in form of wire,and others which allow flow of current. Resistors offer opposition to flow of current delivering controlled amount of electricity.
What coin conducts the best electricity penny nickel dime or quarter?
They are all mostly copper so they should conduct close to the same.
Which conducts electricity better copper or water?
water
What conducts electricity better than metals?
Silver
Metals are conductors of heat and electricity?
Yes, but some metals are better conductors than others.
