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Because it's atoms are arranged in a metallic matrix, just like all other metals, which facilitate the transmission of electrons. On a metallic matrix, the electrons can move freely from proton to proton, so electricity, which is nothing more than electrons moving, has a great time passing through metals, namely silver.
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Silver is good conductor of heat and electricity because it offers an easy path for electrons to flow.
(Recall that electricity is caused by the free flow of electrons)
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What properties of silver make it useful to humans?
Examples of useful properties: hardness, resistance to corrosion, high thermal conductivity, high electrical conductivity, ductility, maleability, high melting point, easy machining, possibilty to form alloys, insolubility in water, etc.
What is the conductivity of Ag?
The electrical conductivity of silver is 15,87 nanoohm.m at 20 oC.
Why necessary the maglev to have high electrical conductivity?
Otherwise electrical losses will generate excess heat.
What is the ability to conduct electricity for silver?
Silver has an extremely high conductivity
What does it mean to have high electrical conductivity?
It means that material conducts electricity well
What material has the higher electrical conductivity?
The highest degree of electrical conductivity is in silver.
What is conductivity material?
This a material with a high thermal or electrical conductivity.Examples: silver, copper, gold.
Why is copper wire the best known conductor?
The best electrical conductor known is silver, not copper. Electrical resistivity of silver: 1,59.10-8 ohm.m Electrical resistivity of copper: 1,68.10-8 ohm.m A good electrical conductor has a very low electrical resistivity and a high electrical conductivity (the same principles for the thermal conductivity).
Electrical conductivity is an example of what?
Metal wire has high electrical conductivity.
What metal has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of all?
Silver
What properties make copper a good choice for making electrical wire?
High electrical conductivity and a lower price than silver, the only more conductive metal.
How conductivity effects power?
Conductivty is an electrical property of conducting materials. Silver has the higest conductivity, then copper then aluminimum. Conductivity does not really change with electrical wiring so the power will not be directly affected.
What properties of silver make it useful to humans?
Examples of useful properties: hardness, resistance to corrosion, high thermal conductivity, high electrical conductivity, ductility, maleability, high melting point, easy machining, possibilty to form alloys, insolubility in water, etc.
What is the conductivity of Ag?
The electrical conductivity of silver is 15,87 nanoohm.m at 20 oC.
Does sodium have high or low electrical conductivity?
The electric conductivity is 0.139 10 to the 6th power per centimeter. Therefore the conductivity of potassium is low.
Why do you not use silver for conducting electricity?
For electrical conductivity silver has not much advantage copper is much cheaper. The electrical conductivity advantage for silver is in the ratio 63.0 to 59.6. Silver 18.50 USD/oz Copper 3.8 USD/lb Note the different units for the comparison.
Do nonmetals or metals have high thermal and electrical conductivity?
Both thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity tend to be higher in metals than in most other materials.
