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Why is copper not a good insulator for a metal wire?
Because copper conducts electricty, so if you touch it it would shock you. Also, copper is a type of metal.
Is copper wire a condutor or insulator?
Insulator
What is the substance in the wire?
the wire contain copper witch is the best metal in transferring electricity
If you have two pieces of wire that allow electrons?
insulator
Is a clothes hanger an insulator or conductor of electricity?
It depends what the peg is made of. Mine are mostly plastic or wood, which are insulators. However, many have metal springs, and metals conduct.
What is the best insulator for metal wire?
A wire is a conductor. It is usually coated with an insulator to isolate the current flowing in the conductor portion of the wire from other things around the wire, like your hand.
Why is glass the best insulator for metal wire?
Glass has excellent insulation characteristics
Is wire an insulator or conductor?
A metal wire is a conductor. It is the plastic layer round the wire that is an insulator.
What is a good insulator for a metal wire?
A good insulator would be rubber or plastic.
What type of metal is the best electrical conductor but is not used in wire?
silver
Is a key a insulator or a conductor?
A metal key would conduct electricity.
What is the best metal to make an electromagnet out of?
An iron core and copper wire (that is coated with an insulator) are used all the time to make electromagnets.
What terms describe the metallic core of a wire?
conductorThe core of a wire is the center, the metal part. And insulator is the wrapping on the outside, and it makes sure that the electricity doesn't harm you. Electricity must have a conductor to work, and metal is an excellent conductor.
Is a key an conductor?
It is a conductor. Most keys are made of metal, and Metal is one of the best conductors in existence. A conductor being something that accepts electricity, such as a copper wire, and an insulator something that doesn't let it through, such as rubber.
Is a pipe cleaner a insulator and a conductor?
it makes a good conductor because it is steel, but not so great as an insulator. this is simply because there is space between the fibers on the outside, and that something could come in contact with the steel wire.
Why is copper not a good insulator for a metal wire?
Because copper conducts electricty, so if you touch it it would shock you. Also, copper is a type of metal.
Is copper wire a condutor or insulator?
Insulator
