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What is the role of insulators such as plastic rubber and cloth covering wires and other conductors in a circuit?
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∙ 8y ago
Insulators are used to keep electrical currents in the circuit. If they do not follow the entire circuit, it would be a "short circuit".
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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 can not carry electric current easily?
Electrical insulators. Materials such as rubber, plastic, wood, air and some ceramics are all poor conductors of electricity, or good insulators.
What are some examples of household conductors and insulators?
Three examples of conductors are copper, iron, and water. Three examples of insulators are rubber, glass, and plastic.
Name two other materials that are poor conductors of electricity and might make good insulators?
plastic, glass and rubber
What are some houshold objects that are conductors or insulators?
If you can think of any objects that are made of glass, rubber, or plastic they are all insulators. (think of food containers things you drink out of -most of them are conductors) Most things made of metal are conductors. (metal things you eat with, metal furniture objects, anything copper)
Examples of insulators and conductors?
Insulators: wood, plastic Conductors: Copper, Gold
What is an example of conductors and insulators?
conductors are thing that electricity travels through, metal insulators are things electricity does not travel through, dry wood, paper, plastic.
Is metal a better conducter than plastic?
Plastic, wood and paper are insulators and very poor conductors of electricity.
Why are switches made of plastic and not metal?
metals are good conductors of electricity. plastic and wood are insulators. they do not conduct electricity
What parts of a torch are insulators?
The Insulators in a torch is the rubber. I think.
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.
Are scissors conductors or insulators?
Depends on what they're made of, not what they are.Anything made of a conducting material is a conductor, whatever it is.Anything made of an insulating material is an insulator, whatever it is.Material properties - conducting or insulating - is more important than shape.Scissors are generally - but not always - made of metal.And metals are usually conductors, making the scissors conductors.But a scissor might have plastic handles. Plastic is usually an insulator, which would make the handles insulators.
Are aliminium and plastic examples of insulators?
Aluminium is a conductor. Plastic,wood,rubber,cotton,PVC,glass are some examples for non conductors.
What material stops people from getting shocked?
Insulators are materials opposite of conductors. The atoms are not easily freed and are stable, preventing or blocking the flow of electricity.Some examples of insulators are: glass, porcelain, plastic, and rubber.
What carries electric current not easily?
Electrical insulators. Materials such as rubber, plastic, wood, air and some ceramics are all poor conductors of electricity, or good insulators.
What can not carry electric current easily?
Electrical insulators. Materials such as rubber, plastic, wood, air and some ceramics are all poor conductors of electricity, or good insulators.
Name two other materials that are poor conductors of electricity and might make good insulators?
plastic, glass and rubber
