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Why does lightning conductor use copper only and not any other metal?
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∙ 14y ago
A lightning protection system can also use aluminum conductors.
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Can a magnet attract lightning?
If the magnet is made of metal then it can act as a good conductor to the Earth like any other metal. The fact that it is magnetised does not attract the lightning.
Examples of a conductor?
Copper Aluminum iron mercury other metals
Which vegetable is good for conducting electricity?
Usually copper wires are preferred as a conductor. Or some other metal.
What bond allows copper to bend and conduct electricity?
copper is less dense of a metal therefore allowing electrons to be passed through it faster than other metals making it a better conductor
Which is a better conductor of electricity copper or silicon?
Silicon is only a semiconductor. Copper on the other hand is used to make wires and is an excellent conductor of electricity.
Why is copper best conductor of eletricity?
Electricity passes through atoms in the metal and the closer together they are the better the metal is as a conductor. In copper the atoms are closer together than they are in any other metal.
Examples of a conductor?
Copper Aluminum iron mercury other metals
Can a magnet attract lightning?
If the magnet is made of metal then it can act as a good conductor to the Earth like any other metal. The fact that it is magnetised does not attract the lightning.
What are some interesting facts about copper?
Copper is a better conductor of heat and electricity than any other metal except silver
Are copper wires and metal wires conductor?
The plain and simple answer to this is yes. Metal (Copper or not) has the highest conductivity properties. I will say however that some are more conductive than other.
Which vegetable is good for conducting electricity?
Usually copper wires are preferred as a conductor. Or some other metal.
What object is a conductor?
An object which is a conductor can conduct (or transfer) heat or electricity. Every single metal is a conductor (that is why mercury is considered a metal, because it conducts). A saucepan is made of metal because it can transfer the heat well. Other than a "super-conductor" which can only be made in laboratories, Gold is the best conductor, followed by silver then copper. We use copper for electrical wires because gold and silver are too expensive.
Why are electrical wires made up of copper?
Most electrical wires are made up of copper instead of any other metal. The reason for this is that copper is such an excellent conductor of electricity and it is relatively inexpensive.
The copper is an insulator?
yes copper is actually a very good insulator to both heat and electric conducting A2: NO. Copper is about the second-best electrical conductor, next to silver. It is also a very Good heat conductor. Try heating an iron poker in a fire. The heat travels slowly to the opposite end. A copper wire, however, if stuck in the fire, will transfer heat Very quickly--you won't be able to hold the other end of it! wikipedia.org/copper
Is a metal paper clip a conductor or insulator?
If it is made of metal, it is a conductor.
How does copper conduct heat?
copper is a low resistant metal properties than other metal in saying copper is a strong metal.
Is there any other conductor that is not metal?
Graphite is a conductor and not a metal. Also molten salts and ionic (salt) solutions are conductors but not metal.
