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carbon is not a metal and can conduct electricity
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Does copper conduct electricity better than stainless steel?
Yes. At normal temperatures copper conducts electricity better than almost any other metal; silver is slightly better.
Why would you use iron to replace power lines?
If Iron conducts eleticity long distances better than any other metal then that would be one reason.
What is a conductor made from?
depends on what you are conducting but generally a metal is a universal conductor. if it conducts electricity well then it will conduct heat well. some metals are better than others and you can figure this out by resistance values of the type of metal. more resistance makes it a less efficient conductor. insulators have very high resistance.
Why does electricity flow through some things better than others?
Each material or compound has its own electrical properties that determine how well it conducts electricity. This has something to do with the free electrons in its chemical composition. But there are tables that rate every material from those that are good insulators(resist electrical current) and those that are good conductors of electricity.
Is nickel a better electrical conductor than gold?
At room temperature, gold will conduct electricity better than almost any other element other than silver.
What metal conducts electricity better than copper?
Silver
Does copper conduct electricity better than stainless steel?
Yes. At normal temperatures copper conducts electricity better than almost any other metal; silver is slightly better.
Does cerium conduct electricity and heat?
Cerium is a metal. All metals are conductors. Some are better conductors than others, but they all conduct electricity.
Which form of Carbon is a good conductor of electricity and heat?
Graphite is the type of carbon that conducts electricity but poorly than metal
What metal conducts electricity and heat?
all of them, some better than others. Copper, silver, gold, iron, all can conduct both heat and electricity.
What type of conductor is cobalt?
Cobalt, being a good metal, conducts both heat and electricity better than non-metals.
At room temperature what element conducts electricity better than any other?
Silver (Ag).
What makes a metal a metal?
It conducts electricity - - - - - But salt water also conducts electricity, and it's not a metal. Two things make a metal a metal. First is the arrangement of their atoms. In a metal, the atoms are "tightly packed" or arranged in a nice neat little group. The other? The electrons in a metal atom's outer shell drift away from the rest of the atom and form a sort of cloud. This cloud gives metals their electrical conductivity.
How do you differentiate a metal from a nonmetal using instrument?
A metal conducts heat better than a nonmetal. If you put a metal and a non-metal in boiling water for the same amount of time, the metal will be hotter than the non-metal. If you put a metal and non-metal in ice water for the same amount of time, the metal will be colder than the non-metal. Also, metal conducts electricity better than non-metal. You can use metal and non-metal wires to conduct a battery, and see which one works better.
What conducts electricity better than metals?
Silver
Why metal faster heat transfer than plastic?
I understand that this is for the same reason that a metal transfers electricity better: this is a result of a large number of free electrons, that is, electrons that are relatively free to move around.
What material other than metal conducts heat?
(salt,sugar)water or (impureWater) and also non-metal like graphite
