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What is an element that is shiny is easily pulled into wires or hammered into thin sheets and is a good conductor of electricity and heat?
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∙ 7y ago
An element that is shiny, is ductile (easily pulled into wires), is malleable (easily hammered into thin sheets) and conducts electric current and heat is likely to be a metal.
You could pick almost any metal and it would fulfill these requirements. Some of the best matches would be gold, silver and copper. Other examples include platinum and lithium. Note that the metallic properties of metals are variable, and some metals have more metallic character than others.
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∙ 7y agoCopper is an element that fills your description.
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What best explains why copper is a good conductor of electricity?
The electrons are able to flow easily.
Materials such as silver and copper are said to be good insulators?
No, they are good conductor. Insulator is something electricity and heat can't pass through easily. e.g. wood, rubber Conductor is something electricity and heat can easily pass through. e.g. iron, silver, copper
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.
Is copper or silver a better conductor of electricity?
Silver is a better conductor than copper, but copper is more commonly used because it is cheaper and isn't as easily tarnished.
Can magnesium conduct heat?
No, magnesium is not a good electrical conductor.
Why is caesium a good conductor of electricity?
it is a group1 metal and has free electrons that can conduct electricity easily. Therefore it's a good conductor for it.
What is nonmetal?
Element that has a low melting point and a dull surface, breaks easily, is a poor conductor of heat and electricity, and tends to gain electrons in a chemical reaction....
What allows electricity to flow through it easily?
A conductor.
What material that electricity can travel through easily is?
"conductor" or metals.
What is the name for a material which lets electricity flow through it easily?
Note that "electricity" doesn't flow, only current does, which is one aspect of electricity, does. Current is the flow of electrons. A conductor. It lets heat and electrical current easily.
Material that allows electricity to pass through it easily?
Metallic conductors such as copper, aluminum, silver and gold are some examples of materials through which heat and electricity can easily flow.
What is the difference of poor conductors and insulators of electricity?
Current is the rate of flow of charges. More free electron means more current in conductor.Conductor means element that allows electrons to follow through them easily. Insulator means element that does not allow electrons to flow at all. Conductor like copper atom; has free electrons that flow easily within the conductor. On the othe hand insulators like rubber; does not have any free elctrons. That's why insulators are poor conductor of electricity.
Why is a wire a conductor?
Because electricity can very easily flow throught it.
What is non metal in chemistry?
Element that has a low melting point and a dull surface, breaks easily, is a poor conductor of heat and electricity, and tends to gain elestrons in a chemical reaction.
Is a book a conductor?
No, a book is not a conductor. A conductor is a material that allows electricity or heat to flow through it easily, while a book is made of paper or other materials that do not conduct electricity or heat well.
Why is it dangerous to stick a metal knife into an electric outlet?
Metal is a conductor and the electricity will easily flow through it.
What is a science conductor?
A conductor is an object (usually a solid) that allows heat or electricity to pass through it easily by the process of conduction, which is a method of heat/electricity transfer in which heat/electricity travels through a solid material without actually causing movement of the medium. Copper, aluminium, and pretty much all metals are good conductors. Water is a conductor of electricity but an insulator of heat. An insulator is the opposite of a conductor, and absorbs heat/electricity rather than channeling it. Plastic is an insulator of both heat and electricity. Wood, styrofoam and vacuum (dead air, like in space) are also heat insulators.
