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What is the advantage of using a stranded copper conductor over a solid copper conductor?
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It would of course depend on the specific application. Current tends to travel on the surface of a conductor and a stranded conductor has more surface area and thus offers less resistance to the current. Stranded wire also bends a bit easier than the corresponding size solid wire.
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Which is a better conductor of heat solid or gas?
solid becaus there are more molecules so they spread the heat energy around quicker
Scientific definition for solid?
The scientific definition for solid is a state of matter that has particles put together so their shape and volume are relatively stable. Something that is not a liquid or gas. An example of a solid would be a rock, a quarter,or a large piece of copper metal.
Why do scientis think Earths core contains iron?
Because "molten iron, moving very fast, does in fact produce a magnetic field". Even if that iron isn't molten moving a solid conductor, such as copper, fast will still produce a magnetic field. Crude electromagnet experiments, such as those spun by hand, are evidence of that fact. If the Earth's outer core was "dead" (solidified) as it is on the Moon, and Mars (to a lesser degree), we wouldn't have that field and the atmosphere would have been long ago fried away by the solar winds.
Why is ice an insulator?
AnswerIce is water in solid form. The atoms in water are constantly moving freely and quickly in the much space around it. When frozen, the atoms cool down causing them to slow down and stifffen up and turn into a solid. The loose atoms in a liquid allow electric current to pass through it easily. A block of ice will have tighter atoms not allowing it to pass throgh it as easily. and on top of that, the ice is literally freezing cold causing electric current to cool down.
What do you call it when you add heat to solid to get gas?
It is called sublimation when you turn a solid into a gas. When you turn a gas into a solid it is called deposition.
Is stranded copper wire a better conductor than solid copper wire?
no
How do you calculate diameter of a copper wire conductor and how do we calculate resistance of a copper wire conductor of a particaular length?
You go to the NEC and look at the chart for developed length and the ambient temperature and the load factor and if it solid or stranded wire as stranded allows for more voltage
What is the advantage of stranded wires?
Flexibility is the main advantage of stranded wires; however for high frequency AC (i.e. radio frequencies), stranded wires increase the surface area, minimizing the skin effect (i.e. high frequency current avoiding the core of a wire, increasing its resistance at that frequency). This is not an issue at typical power frequencies (e.g. 60Hz) as the skin effect is still insignificant at those frequencies.
Difference between solid and stranded conductors?
In a solid conductor there will be only one conductor ,but in stranded conductors there are several conductors twisted together to make a whole conductor ,this is mainly done to increase flexibility of the Conductor .
What is the difference between stranded copper and tinseld copper wire?
bare copper is pure copper, while tinned copper is having light coating of Tin over it, preferred where soldering phenomenon is req. while the bare copper is good conductor then tinned copper.
What are the Advantages of bundle conductors over solid conductor?
By bundle conductors, I am assuming that you mean stranded conductors. If you actually mean bundles of wires, then the bundles could be either stranded or solid and your question does not make sense. Stranded conductors have two main advantages over solid conductors. The first is flexibility. Stranded conductors are much more flexible than their solid counterparts. The second main advantage is skin surface area. Alternating current tends to travel towards the outer skin of a conductor. This is known as the skin affect. Stranded wire has a lot more skin surface area than solid wire does. There may be more advantages, but these are the two I could think of off the top of my head.
Is an iron nail a conductor?
Yes, it's a copper-colored solid
Why is speaker wire stranded not solid?
high frequencies utilize the skin effect, running on the exterior of the conductor, with low frequencies utilizing the core of the conductor. Stranded wire has more skin area and would enhance higher frequencies, while solid wire would enhance lower frequencies. stranded is more flexible
Can you splice solid copper wire to stranded copper wire?
Yes as long as you use an approved splice, such as a wire-nut.
Four examples of solid conductor?
aluminium, coal, iron and copper
What is a Grounded conductor?
The grounded conductor (Neutral) can be white or gray. The grounding conductor can be solid green, Green with a yellow tracer or bare copper.
Why are particles close together?
The particles in copper are close together because it is a type of solid. Solids have a definite shape and mass. Copper is a type of metal, which is a great conductor. Any item with hardness is a solid, for copper is a solid
