In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is a material which contains movable electric charges. In metallic conductors, such as copper or aluminum, the movable charged particles are electrons (see electrical conduction). Positive charges may also be mobile in the form of atoms in a lattice that are missing electrons (known as holes), or in the form of ions, such as in the electrolyte of a battery. Insulators are non-conducting materials with fewer mobile charges, which resist the flow of electric current.
All conductors contain electric charges which will move when an electric potential difference (measured in volts) is applied across separate points on the material. This flow of charge (measured in amperes) is what is meant by electric current. In most materials, the direct current is proportional to the voltage (as determined by Ohm's law), provided the temperature remains constant and the material remains in the same shape and state.
Most familiar conductors are metallic. Copper is the most common material used for electrical wiring. Silver is the best conductor, but is expensive. Because it does not corrode, gold is used for high-quality surface-to-surface contacts. However, there are also many non-metallic conductors, including graphite, solutions of salts, and all plasmas. There are even conductive polymers. See electrical conduction for more information on the physical mechanism for charge flow in materials.
Most of all metals are really good conductors, i.e. they conduct electrical current quite well.
The conduction is transfer of heat between metals,also called metallic conduction
4 types of metal which conducts are as follows;
brass,copper, alluminium,steel.
It is something that is both a metal, and a conductor. Metals in general are good conductors, both for electricity as for heat.
Ionic has good conductors of electricity
Examples of four non-metallic lusters would be glassy, adamantine, pearly, dull.
the main points are 6 to 7 but i am only mentioning one metals are good conductors of heat non metals are not good conductors of heat
NO!!! Diamonds are an allotrope of carbon. Each carbon atom forms four covalent bonds with four adjacent carbon atoms. The result is the ADAMANTINE structure ( Very similar to a pyramid).
Metallic and non-metallic
Four physical properties shared by the metallic elements are that they are ductile, malleable, have good thermal conductivity, and have a metallic luster. They are also good conductors of electricity.
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good conductors of electricitygood conductors of heatmaeleablehigh tensile strength
Ionic has good conductors of electricity
The resistance of pure metallic conductors increases with temperature, because the resistivity of these conductors increase with temperature.
Electrical insulators are made from materials that are poor conductors of electricity. Metallic elements are good conductors, non metallic elements are poor conductors. Some materials used as insulators are, paper, glass, ceramics, rubber and plastics.
Metallic aluminum does not form chemical bonds, in all metals the outer electrons escape forming an "electron gas" that fills the bulk of the metal. This is why metals are both good electrical conductors and thermal conductors.
It possesses metallic properties, and metals are conductors.
Any metallic object has the ability to conduct electricity.
Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. They have a metallic luster. All the metals are solids except Mercury.
They generally look metallic but are brittle (not malleable or ductile). Neither good conductors or insulators but they are semiconductors.
All types of covalent compounds are not very good conductors of electricity. However, ionic compounds in their molten state and metallic substances are very good conductors of electricity.