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Metals are good conductors of both electric charges and heat because their electrons are "loose."
(info from physics book)
Abbie Hyatt
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∙ 6y agoMetals are good conductors of both electricity and heat for the same reason: their atoms have one or more electrons in the conduction band, which easily detach and move freely through the bulk of the metal forming an "electron gas". This "electron gas" flows easily, just like a normal gas.
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What metals have thermal conductivity?
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What material make good conductors?
What materials make good conductors
Does alkali metals conduct energy?
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What are metals good for?
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What are the all metals?
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Are metals and nonmetals and nonmetals are both good conductors?
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What solids are good conductors?
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What are good conductors of electriicity?
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