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Well if you want to get all chemistry-ish then good conductors are materials that are ideally ions (metals with a full outer shell of electrons), or metals with very few outer shell electrons. The more electrons on the outer shell of a metal atom, the more resistance there will be, allowing less electric current through, making it a bad conductor. Metals like gold, and especially silver are very good conductors, whereas copper is also, but is cheaper and used more commonly. I think stuff like lead and steel is bad (don't take my word for it) but if you want to know whip out a Periodic Table and look at some GCSE chemistry notes
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Which property is not a general property of metal ductile poor conductor of heat malleable high luster?
poor conductor of heat
Is neptunium a good or poor conductor of heat and electricity?
as it is a metal it should be an excellent conductor of both.
How can an elements proprties by identified?
well it is either metal, nonmetal, metalloids. a metal is shiny, conducts heat well, conducts electricity well and malleable. non metal is dull, poor conductor of heat, poor conductor of electricity, and brittle. metalloids has some shine, somewhat malleable, semi- conductor of heat, semi-conductor of electricity.
Is nails a metal nonmetal or a metalloid?
Nails are metal.
What is dull brittle and a poor conductor?
Poor conductors of electricity include plastics, woods and gases, in other words, anything that is not a metal. Poor conductors of heat include foam, air and some fabrics, such as felt. Which kind of poor conductor do you mean? Poor conductors/insulators include wood, plasctic, polystyrene foam, fabric, gas or anything that is non-metal. Not necessarily. Nichromium is a combination of the metals nickel and chromium. Is is a fairly poor conductor. Plastic for example is a poor conductor because it is an insulator. Plastic is made up of a substance that dose not allow the flow of electrons. Materials which contains 5 6 or 7 electrons in its outermost shell.
What does non-metal mean?
A nonmetal is an element that tends to be dull, brittle, and a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
Is a good heat conductor a metal or nonmetal?
Metal
Is nitrogen a metal a nonmetal or a metalloid?
Nitrogen is a nonmetal. It is found in group 15 of the periodic table and typically exhibits nonmetallic properties such as being a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
What element is a poor conductor of energy?
nonmetal
Is sulpur a nonmetal?
Yes, sulfur is a nonmetal. It is positioned in the nonmetal group on the periodic table due to its properties such as being a poor conductor of heat and electricity, and not having metallic luster.
Is nitrogen a good or poor conductor?
Nitrogen is a poor conductor of electricity. It is a nonmetal and does not have any free electrons to carry an electric current.
Is fluorine a good or poor conductor?
Fluorine is a poor conductor of electricity. It is a nonmetal and as such, it does not have the free-moving electrons that are necessary for conducting electricity efficiently.
What is silver metal nonmetal metalliod?
Silver is a metal. It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and possesses metallic luster and ductility. It is not classified as a nonmetal or a metalloid.
Is bromide a non metal and a good conductor of electricity?
Bromine, as the element is called on its own is a nonmetal, and is a poor conductor of electricity. Bromide salts conduct electricity if dissolved in water or molten, but not in their normal solid states.
Is fluorine a good condcuctor of electricity?
No, fluorine is a poor conductor of electricity because it is a nonmetal and does not have any free electrons to carry electric current.
Is bromine a metal metalloid nonmetal or transition element?
Bromine is a nonmetal. It is a member of the halogen group on the periodic table and has properties typical of nonmetals, such as being a poor conductor of electricity and having low melting and boiling points.
Is chlorine an electrical conductor?
yes it is. search it on google "chlorine electrical conductor" yes it is. search it on google "chlorine electrical conductor"
