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Electrical conductors (wires) are primarily made of copper or aluminum. All metals will conduct current. Conductors are elements that have 1 or 2 electrons in the outer (valance) shell of their atoms. These electrons are loosely held or are already floating around in the crystalline lattice of the material. When a voltage is applied to a conductor, these electrons move from negative to positive, since electrons have a negative charge (like charges repel, unlike charges attract).

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