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Copper is the second most electrically conductive of all metals, as well as one of the most ductile (easily made into wire) and yet is still cost-effective.

Copper is less conductive then silver and less ductile than gold but these metals are too expensive and, in the case of gold, too rare for widespread use in wiring.

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