What is the basic difference between conductors and insulators?

Answer 1

The difference between a conductor and a insulator is that a conductor tries to keep the warmness away and the insulator tries to keep the warmness in. An insulator is like an refrigerator, and mabey a cooler so when you go hiking it keeps the coolness inside or keeps the warmness inside!!:-)<3

Answer 2

A conductor is something that gives off heat or electricity

Example: Wood , Metal , etc.

A insulator is something that keeps heat or electricity inside of it

Example: Wool, Cotton, or a blanket, etc.
Conductors attract Heat and coldness like metal. Insulators help hold heat in sort of like wood or insulation

Answer 3

conductors have a large amount of free electrons and less resistance which allows them to conduct electricity.

an insulator on the other hand has less number of free electrons and provides a huge resistance to the flow of electrons thereby stopping the flow of current.