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I am going to assume you meant Three wires, Battery and Light Bulb. (punctuation and plurals are important)

Hook the light to one post of the battery

Hooked from the light to the item being tested (use the other light connection, not the one connected to the battery)

connect the other end of the test item to the unused terminal on the battery.

Light comes on means it conducts electricity

No Light, it does not.

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The part of a light bulb that is a poor conductor so that the friction causes it to light up and glow?

The filament inside a light bulb is typically made of tungsten, which is a poor conductor of electricity. When electricity flows through the filament, it encounters resistance, which causes the filament to heat up and emit light.


What is an activity that would show graphite is a good conductor of electricity?

Take a pencil made of wood and sharpen it from both ends such that the tips become clear. Those black parts of pencil are graphite. Take a wire connect it to the bulb, then to a battery and connect the both ends of the pencil to the wire forming a circuit. When current flows from battery, it goes through wire and bulb lightens. Since the pencil is connected in the circuit, current also passes through it. It shows that it is a good conductor of electricity.


Can a bulb light if electricity doesn't get to the bulb?

No, a light bulb will not light up if electricity does not reach it. Electricity is required to flow through the filament in the bulb to generate light. If there is no electrical current, the bulb will not illuminate.


How is energy transferred in a torch from the battery to the bulb - is it by electricity - is it by light - is it by sound - is it by thermal energy?

Energy is transferred in a torch from the battery to the bulb primarily by electricity. The battery provides an electrical current that flows through the circuit inside the torch, ultimately powering the bulb to produce light. Some energy may be lost as thermal energy due to resistance in the circuit, but the main transfer mechanism is through electricity.


Can aluminum foil make a light bulb work?

No, aluminum foil cannot make a light bulb work. Light bulbs require electricity to illuminate, and aluminum foil is not a source of electricity. Placing aluminum foil on a light bulb can be dangerous and risk causing a fire.

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How can you make a circuit to find out if an object is an insulator or a conductor?

You can create a simple circuit with a battery, a light bulb, and wires. Connect the wires to the battery and light bulb, then touch the ends of the wires to the object in question. If the light bulb lights up, the object is a conductor as it allows the flow of electricity. If the light bulb does not light up, the object is an insulator as it does not allow the flow of electricity.


What material will allow electricity to flow between a battery and light a light bulb?

A conductor - usually copper wire.


How do you test that air is a bad conductor of electricity?

To test that air is a bad conductor of electricity, you can set up a simple experiment by connecting a circuit with a battery, a light bulb, and two metal plates with a gap between them. When the gap is filled with air, the light bulb should not light up, showing that air does not conduct electricity well.


Is a light bulb a conductor?

No, a light bulb is not a conductor. A light bulb is made of materials that act as insulators, such as glass and tungsten. The filament inside the light bulb serves as a resistor to generate light when electricity passes through it.


Is a light bulb an insulator or conductor?

It is a conductor, but the filament is a resistor : as current flows through the filament, some of the energy is released as heat and light.


How does a battery powered light work?

The battery chemically stores electricity so when you 'switch on' the light then electricity flows from the battery to the bulb. The bulb the heats up to glow white and the reflector shines the light out of the battery powered light


How do you build a conductivity tester?

Take two pieces of wire, one battery and one light bulb. Battery and light bulb should be the same voltage. Attach one end of one piece of wire to one pole of the battery (Soldering it would be best). Attach one end of the other piece of wire to the other pole of the battery and the other end of the wire to side conductor of the light bulb. You are done. To test the conductivity of something you simply touch the center conductor of the light bulb to one end of what you're testing and the other end of the first piece of wire to the other end of what you're testing. If what you're testing conducts electricity the current will run from the battery through what you're testing into the light bulb, out the other side of the light bulb and back to the battery and the light bulb will light up. If what you're testing doesn't conduct electricity, the electricity from the battery will not be able to pass through it to the light bulb and it won't light up. Good luck!


How is electricity transferred from batteries to the light bulb?

Electricity is passed through a wire from battery to bulb


What material will allow electricity to flow between the battery and the light bulb?

A metal wire is typically used to allow electricity to flow between the battery and the light bulb. Metals are good conductors of electricity due to their free-flowing electrons that can carry electric charges. The wire completes the circuit, allowing the electric current to travel from the battery to the light bulb, providing power for it to illuminate.


How can it be determined if an element will conduct electricity or not?

If you want to physically do it, connect up a simple circuit with wires, a battery and a small bulb. Put the object in the circuit (touching the wires) - if the bulb light, its a conductor.


What property must the liquid have in order for the bulb to light up?

The liquid must be a conductor of electricity in order for the bulb to light up. If the liquid does not conduct electricity, the circuit will not be completed and the bulb will not illuminate.


Which material will allow electricity to flow between a battery and alight bulb?

A metal conductor, such as copper wire, is commonly used to allow electricity to flow between a battery and a light bulb. Metal conductors have a high number of free electrons that can carry electric current easily.