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Is copper wire a pure substance?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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13y ago

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No.

Copper used in wiring would not qualify as laboratory-grade (pure). It would be far too expensive to manufacture and would not improve the conductivity enough to make a difference. Some copper wire is even plated.

Laboratory-grade (pure) copper is a single substance, the element copper.

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