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no, an electric current moves freely through an insulator
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. Insulators by definition don't conduct electricity.
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∙ 9y agoOnly if its breakdown voltage is exceeded, but then it is permanently damaged and will likely no longer be an insulator. It might even catch fire, depending on what the insulator was made of.
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∙ 12y agonot easily, but in some cases, yes.
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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.
Does electricity move through a conductor or an insulator?
The answer is a little more complex than a neat, pat answer. Electric flow may be seen as forward propagation of electrons, or backwards propagation of positive "holes" which may move through or around a medium, or as the movement of ions through a medium. Depending on the dielectric strength of an insulator, and the voltage/amperage of the charge in question, the electricity may move through, over, or around an insulator.In some cases, an electric current can move easily through both an insulator and a conductor, but in most cases, electricity moves easiest through a conductor. Conductors are usually metals or metalloids that have are joined together through metallic bonding. Metallic bonding results in positive metal ions floating in a sea of electrons. The "delocalized nature" of the electrons (electrons spread out) allows charge to flow easily through a conductor.
Can Electrons can move through objects.?
yes they can move through inanimate objects.
What materials do electrons easily move through?
A conductor. The property that determines whether a material is a conductor or an insulator is how tightly bound the outer shell electrons are. Atoms with loosely bound electrons are good conductors. Three examples of good conductors are gold, silver and copper.
What books are about electricity?
No, electricity can not move through paper
What kind of electrons cant move through easily?
The answer 2 this ? is that it is the insulator because the definition is that an insulator is something that cannot move through that well.
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.
Can electrons move freely in an insulator?
No. That's why it's an insulator.
What is a material through which electrons do not easily flow?
insulator
Electrons do not move easily through?
If an electric current doesn't pass easily through a substance, such a substance is said to be an INSULATOR.
What objects act like a conductor and insulator?
The substances which have free electrons(which move freely ) act as conductor while those whose electrons held tightly (which can not move freely) are insulator.
What are materials that don't allow electrons to move through them easily?
Isolators.
What is a solid in which electrons are not able to move about easily from atom to atom?
insulator
Does electricity move through a conductor or an insulator?
The answer is a little more complex than a neat, pat answer. Electric flow may be seen as forward propagation of electrons, or backwards propagation of positive "holes" which may move through or around a medium, or as the movement of ions through a medium. Depending on the dielectric strength of an insulator, and the voltage/amperage of the charge in question, the electricity may move through, over, or around an insulator.In some cases, an electric current can move easily through both an insulator and a conductor, but in most cases, electricity moves easiest through a conductor. Conductors are usually metals or metalloids that have are joined together through metallic bonding. Metallic bonding results in positive metal ions floating in a sea of electrons. The "delocalized nature" of the electrons (electrons spread out) allows charge to flow easily through a conductor.
Something electrons cannot move through easily?
Electrons cannot easily move through a type of material called electrical insulators. These materials tend to be plastics or rubber. Just think of the coating on wires in your home for example
How are conductors and insulators different give an example of a conductor and an insulator?
conductors, such as metals, have free electrons, meaning their electrons are not strongly bonded to the atoms and a charge can move easily throughout the whole object, an insulator such as wood does not have free electrons so a charge is likely to stick in one area of the insulator.
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.
