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What is a superconductor

A material is said to be a superconductor if when it is brought down to a critical low temperature it loses its resistivity completely.

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A superconductor is a material that has zero electrical resistance at certain temperatures. For example, in a ring of superconducting material, if you induce a current to flow in a circle, it will continue flowing for ever. So far, it has only been possible to create superconductors at cryogenic (i.e., "supercold") temperatures.

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Superconductivity is a property of a substance at a given temperature, not of a substance at any temperature.

Superconductors are things that have no electrical resistance when they are at low enough temperatures, typically close to absolute zero i.e. 0 Kelvin or about -273 degrees C.

There are also 'high-temperature' superconductors that operate at about 70 degrees K (-203 degrees C).

We haven't yet found a substance that works as a superconductor at room temperature there is a lot of research on-going. The aim is to try to find metal alloys or other substances that will behave as superconductors at temperatures which are much closer to room temperature than to absolute zero i.e. 0 Kelvin or about -273 degrees C.


A conductor that allows electricity to flow easily ~APEX

What is a lone pair

A lone pair is elements in a chemical reaction that are not used in the reaction.

How are transition metals named in metal compounds

A roman numeral in parentheses follows the name of the metal... apex

What would cause the shape of a molecule to be tetrahedral

Four atoms bound to a central atom with no lone pairs

What makes atoms spread out around a central atom

the shared valence electron pairs repel each other.

What shape would a molecule with two bound groups and two lone pairs have

The correct answer is: Bent.

How does the shape of a molecule affect the polarity of the molecule

C.A molecule that has a symmetrical shape will be a nonpolar molecule.

What is the correct name for MgBr2

Magnesium bromide

How does a lone pair contribute to the molecular shape

The lone pair repels the electrons of the adjacent bonds more so than does a bonding pair of electrons, so thus alters the molecular geometry of the molecule.

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