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Anything that is classified as a conductor will allow the flow of electrons.
The material that electrons do not readily flow through in the electrical trade is classed an an insulator.
Note that "electricity" doesn't flow, only current does, which is one aspect of electricity, does. Current is the flow of electrons. A conductor. It lets heat and electrical current easily.
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Anything that is classified as a conductor will allow the flow of electrons.
An insulator is a material through which electrons do not easily flow. Insulators have a very high resistance.AnswerInsulators behave in the way they do because they contain insufficient numbers of charge curriers to support conduction. It has nothing to do with electrons being 'unable to flow easily'!
The material that electrons do not readily flow through in the electrical trade is classed an an insulator.
An insulator or a dielectric.AnswerInsulators behave in the way they do because they contain insufficient numbers of charge carriers to support conduction. It has nothing to do with electrons being 'unable to flow easily'!
A material through which negatively charged particles flow easily is called a conductor. Conductor materials have a large number of free electrons that are able to move within the material, allowing the easy flow of electric current. Examples of good conductors include metals like copper, aluminum, and silver.
A Resistor
Rubber is what is known as an electrical insulator. The difference between insulators, which block the flow of electricity, and conductors, which permit the flow of electricity, lies in the availability of mobile electrons in the material in question. Electricity is composed of moving electrons. Some materials, such as metals, contain electrons that are easily moved, hence electric currents move easily in those materials. If a material does not have electrons that are easily moved, then it resists the flow of electrons.
Note that "electricity" doesn't flow, only current does, which is one aspect of electricity, does. Current is the flow of electrons. A conductor. It lets heat and electrical current easily.
Resistance.
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