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No single piece of metal will produce electricity when heated. You will need two different metals, mechanically touching. When the join between the metals is heated, it will produce electricity, dependant on the metals used. This is known as a 'thermocouple'.

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Does electricity flow through steel?

Yes steel is conductive, any ferris metal is a conductor and electricity can pass through it. however, it will not conduct as well as aluminum or copper.


What is conduction of heat and give examples of 2 materials that are good conductors?

conduction of heat is when lets the flow of electricity run through. Two good conductors are water and metal. Like when a metal spoon gets hot when you put it in soup. but plastic does not do that


What is the definition of conductors and insulators?

Conductors are materials that allow the flow of electrical current, as they have loosely bound electrons that can move freely. Insulators, on the other hand, are materials that do not allow the flow of electrical current, as their electrons are tightly bound and cannot move easily.


Why does scandium have magnetite in it?

Yes, because all metals have the potential for conducting electricity, since metals easily give up electrons due to low ionization energy. These results into a lattice of positively charged atoms and a sea of electrons... this sea of electrons is responsible for electricity, when they the electrons are channelled in a way as to go in one direction. However, there is a thing called resistance, the lower the resistance the the more electricity can pass through a metal,. Metals with high resistance don't conduct electricity very well.... Hope it helps


Name an allotrope of a non-metal which allows electricity to pass through it?

Graphite which is a crystalline allotrope of carbon conducts electricity because of the presence of free mobile electrons occassioned by their planar structure.

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What material allows heat or electricity to pass through it easily Give two examples.?

metal and metal and plastic


What is the ability of a metal to allow heat or electricity to pass through it?

The ability of a metal to allow heat or electricity to pass through it is called conductivity. Metals are known for their high level of electrical and thermal conductivity due to the presence of free electrons that can easily move through the material, allowing the transfer of heat or electricity.


Can heat and electricity pass through metals?

Yes, heat and electricity can pass through metals.


What can produced electricity?

Well, Many things can produce electricity. An easy way to produce electricity is to get a coil and pass a bar magnet through it.


What property allows heat or electricity to pass through?

Conductivity is the property that allows heat or electricity to pass through a material. Materials with high conductivity allow heat or electricity to pass through easily, while materials with low conductivity inhibit the flow of heat or electricity.


What materials allow heat to pass through and electricity?

metals have the ability to pass and conduct electricity and heat through them....


Can a wire produce electricity by itself?

You coil a wire and pass it through a magnetic field you will produce electricity.


Would electricity be able to pass through wood metal or plastic?

Electricity can pass through metal, since it is a good conductor of electricity. Wood and plastic are not conductive and will typically not allow electricity to pass through them, unless they are damp or have conductive materials present.


What is the difference between conduct and insulate?

Insulation is keeping the heat inside, trapping it and not letting out. Conduction is letting a flow, such as electricity, pass through the material. for example, metal is a wonderful conductor of heat and electricity, but a bad insulator. However, wool is a good insulator and a bad conductor. :) hope that helps!


Do tungsten rings get hot from electricity?

Yes, pass electricity through one and it will generate heat. Pass enough and it could theoretically produce light. It's the same material (roughly) that inside of lightbulb filaments. It has a HIGH resistance which means, while being conductive, much of the electricity passing through it will be converted into heat energy.


What will not allow electricity to pass through it and keep something from losing heat?

No electricity


Can electricity and heat pass through graphite?

Yes, electricity can pass through graphite as it is a conductor of electricity due to the presence of delocalized electrons. However, heat does not typically pass through graphite easily, as it is a good thermal insulator due to its layered structure that traps heat.