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Why can a current easily be created in a conductor but not in an insulator?
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∙ 11y ago
because a conductor "conducts" electricity. unlike insulators. an insulator is a material whose internal charges do not move freely.
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What is the name for a material which lets electricity flow through it easily?
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.
What material does not transfer current easily?
insulator?
A carries electric current easily while an does not?
a insulator
Is CD case an conductor?
harddisks are constructed from an aluminum platter (conductor) coated with a magnetic metal oxide (insulator)floppy discs are constructed from a plastic sheet (insulator) coated with a magnetic metal oxide (insulator)however the function of computer disks in no way depends on the property of being a conductor/insulator, only on its ability to retain tiny magnetic domains while permitting them to be easily modified.
What do you call a material that current cannot flow easily through?
An insulator.
What is the definition of conductors and insulators?
A conductor is a material that can transfer energy efficiently and and insulator is the opposite.Conductor means something that blocks it and insulator means something that can go through itA conductor easily transfers energy in the form of electricity and/or heat, while an insulator does not easily transfer these types of energy.In electricity, a conductor is a material that can let current pass through and an insulator does not let current pass through,or rather copper is a conductor and plastic is an insulator.A insulator is something that will not allowheat/electricity to pass through it and a conductor is something that allows heat/electricity to pass through it.
What is an electric conductor and insulator?
An electrical insulator is a material that resists electric current, and will not allow it to flow easily. Examples include glass and most ceramics. An electrical conductor is a material that offers very little resistance to electric current, allowing it to flow freely and easily. Most metals make excellent electrical conductors.
Is glass insulator or conductor?
Glass is an insulator, as it DOES NOT conduct current. It is a material which has no free electrons available to flow as electrical current. Conductors, like copper or aluminum, have free electrons, or electrons in the outer shells of their atoms that are easily knocked loose. These electrons flow from negative to positive when an electrical potential (voltage) is applied across the material. We call the flow of electrons "current".
The difference between conductor and insulator?
Conductors allow electricity to pass through them easily and insulators don't let electricity pass through easily. Some examples of conductors are most metals and some examples of insulators are wood, rubber, and plastic.
Is ebonite a conductor?
Ebonite is a poor conductor of electricity, it is an insulator. Electrons cannot move easily within it, but can it form and hold a static charge.
A material that doesnt allow electrons to move through it easily is an?
insulator...as opposed to a conductor which does allow electrons to travel freely within it.
How are condutors and insulators different?
A conductor is any material that allows an electric current to pass through easily and an insulator is a material that stops or slows energy
What is the name for a material which lets electricity flow through it easily?
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.
An object that can transfer heat easily is an?
An insulator. More specifically, a thermal (heat) insulator, as opposed to an electrical insulator, which suppresses the flow of electricity.
What material does not transfer current easily?
insulator?
A conductor differs from an insulator in that a conductor is an?
A conductor is a material that has one or a few electrons in the outer shell of its atoms. These electrons are easily knocked loose, or are already moving about in the material. When a voltage is applied to a conductor, these electrons are repelled by the negative polarity and attracted by the positive polarity. Their movement is called "current". a conductor is a material that transports electrons and electricity can pass through it, metals are good conductors. a insulator is something that is a barrier to electrons and can not pass electricity, rubber is a good insulator.
A carries electric current easily while an does not?
a insulator
