Does a penny conduct electricity

Answer 1

Pennies are copper coated. Copper is used in most electrical wiring, so pennies are very good conductors of electricity.

In the old days when houses had fuses instead of circuit breakers, people who blew fuses when all the stores were closed (we didn't have 24-hour supermarkets then) would sometimes put a penny under the burned-out fuse to get the circuit back in operation. Doing this sometimes led to a house fire--that fuse didn't blow because it felt like it but because there was a fault in the circuit, and putting the penny in there allowed unlimited current to flow. So don't do that.

Answer 2

Well, I used a penny to connect two AA batteries and a lot of tape on my Xbox 360 controller, and it works perfectly, so yes, I would say a penny officially conducts electricity.

Answer 3

Yes because it is made out of copper, a transition metal, which has great electrical conductivity. In fact, copper is the second most electrical conductive element, after silver.

Answer 4

Yes. A penny is made of metal, and all metals can conduct electricity.

Answer 5

It can, because copper is a good conductor.

Answer 6

Yes, pennies made before 1982 contain a high percentage of copper, which is a good conductor of electricity. However, the thin layer of zinc coating newer pennies may limit their conductivity.

Answer 7

yes pennies can conduct electritcy.

Answer 8

Yes.

Answer 9

Yes