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materials that usually have an extra or unpaired electron in their outermost orbital of its atom conduct electricity
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Non-metals are mostly poor conductors, or so called insulators. Metals conduct electricity. These have free electrons which may move freely around the surface of the element.
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∙ 12y agomaterials that usually have an extra or unpaired electron in their outermost orbital of its atom conduct electricity
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Which material is malleable and conducts electricity wood ice metal or oil?
Metal is the material that is malleable and conducts electricity.
What is a material that transmits eletricity?
A material which conducts electricity is called a conductor
Which material is mallenable and conducts electricity?
Most metals.
Electrical Conductivity?
The degree to which a specified material conducts electricity.
What is a material that conducts electricity poorly?
An insulator. (i.e. glass)
Why is electricity the best material that conducts heat?
Electricity does not conduct heat. Your question is meaningless.
What is a material you are testing conducts electricity but cannot be pulled into wires?
Gold is the material that conducts electricity but cannot be pulled into wires. This is unlike the other materials like aluminum, copper and steel.
What type of metal conducts the most electricity?
Gold
What type of solute is in a solution that conducts electricity?
Electrolyte
What does it mean to have high electrical conductivity?
It means that material conducts electricity well
What are the properties of metal that make it a useful material for electricians?
It can be bent, and it conducts electricity.
What material is used to make an electromagnet?
take any magnetic material wrap a metal wire around it which conducts electricity and pass electricity through it
