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Are PVC pipes good conductors of electricity or are they insulators?
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∙ 12y ago
# It's a pretty good insulator; # It's cheap; # It's easily made flexible. The biggest drawback it has is that it gives off very nasty toxic gases when burned, so it's against most building codes to install it in plenum spaces.
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∙ 14y ago
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Why is an insulator never a good conductor?
Because insulators are the opposite of conductors and therefore electricity and heat do not pass through good insulators.
Why are metals good insulators?
They generally aren't. In contrast they are generally good conductors, both of heat and electricity.
Why do conductors conduct electricity while insulaters don't?
Conductors conduct electricity because most of them are made of metals and metals are good conductors of electricity while insulators are made of rubber and rubber does not conduct electricity. To conduct electricity, the atoms that make up the material, have to have free electrons that can pass a charge on. Metals have these free electrons, whereas insulators do not.
What is the name of materials that are not good conductors of electricity?
They are called insulators. Rubber is an example of a good electrical insulator.More:PlasticGlassAirWoodCeramicPorcelainPaperVarnishMineral OilSlateMarblePolyethyleneSiliconePVCKaptonTeflon
What does an electrical insulator have?
Electrical insulators are made from materials that are poor conductors of electricity. Metallic elements are good conductors, non metallic elements are poor conductors. Some materials used as insulators are, paper, glass, ceramics, rubber and plastics.
Why aren't insulators good conductors of electricity?
because insulators don't conduct any electricity but conductors do conduct electricity
Are metals conductors or insulators?
In general, metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.
Conductors Semiconductors and Insulators?
conductors:copperironaluminiuminsulators:woodplasticglassHOPE YOU LIKE IT =) HAVE A GOOD DAY!
Why is an insulator never a good conductor?
Because insulators are the opposite of conductors and therefore electricity and heat do not pass through good insulators.
Why are switches made of plastic and not metal?
metals are good conductors of electricity. plastic and wood are insulators. they do not conduct electricity
Are keys insulators or conductors?
Keys are usually made from some metal or alloy. If they are, they are good conductors, both of heat and of electricity.
Why are metals good insulators?
They generally aren't. In contrast they are generally good conductors, both of heat and electricity.
Is gas a good conductor of electricity?
Air and other gases are usually good insulators but sometimes they can be good conductors
A characteristic of most nonmetallic solids is that they are?
they are NOT good conductors of heat and they are brittle solids.
What are the properties of electricity?
good conductors of heat bad insulators low resistence high conductivity
What is more important insulators or conductors?
Conductors and Insulators. In a conductor, electric current can flow freely, in an insulator it cannot. Metals such as copper typify conductors, while most non-metallic solids are said to be good insulators, having extremely high resistance to the flow of charge through them.
Why do conductors conduct electricity while insulaters don't?
Conductors conduct electricity because most of them are made of metals and metals are good conductors of electricity while insulators are made of rubber and rubber does not conduct electricity. To conduct electricity, the atoms that make up the material, have to have free electrons that can pass a charge on. Metals have these free electrons, whereas insulators do not.
