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Can electrons move freely in an insulator?
No. That's why it's an insulator.
What property makes a material a good insulator?
No shared electrons between neighboring atoms/molecules in the material makes for a good electric insulator.A good thermal insulator has lots of air or gas (which insulates) trapped in the material.
What kind of material has a high resistivity and prevents the movement of electrons?
An insulator
Is a material a good insulator if outer electrons of atoms in the material are free to roam around?
Freely moving electrons make materials more conductive, and less insulating.
What is material that will not release electrons nor allow free electrons to pass?
Insulator
Why is nylon a good insulator?
It is a good electrical insulator because it has no mobile electrons, unlike metals which have a populated conduction band.
Is sodium chloride is a good insulator of electric current?
Yes Sodium Chlorine is a good insulator because there is not lose electrons to participate in the current flow
What are good insulaters?
Good Insulator are those substance which has almost no free electrons to move freely and thus, cannot conduct electricity. When EMF (Electro motive force) is applied along the length of the insulator, high resistance of the insulator causes no motion of the electrons due to which the electrons cannot flow.
When a molecule that has 5 electrons in its outer shell would make a good?
Insulator.
Primary characteristic that makes a good insulator?
the number of electrons on the shell are stable.
Why copper metal is a good conductor and plastic an insulator?
They're both related to the degree of freedom that their molecules' electrons have in moving about ; a metal's electrons are free to move to any adjacent atom, whereas a plastic usually has its electrons closely bound.
What is the primary characteristic of an element that makes it a good insulator?
If the the number of electrons on the shell are stable.
What is the primary characteristic of element that makes it a good insulator?
If the the number of electrons on the shell are stable.
A conductor differs from an insulator in that a conductor is an?
A conductor is a material that has one or a few electrons in the outer shell of its atoms. These electrons are easily knocked loose, or are already moving about in the material. When a voltage is applied to a conductor, these electrons are repelled by the negative polarity and attracted by the positive polarity. Their movement is called "current". a conductor is a material that transports electrons and electricity can pass through it, metals are good conductors. a insulator is something that is a barrier to electrons and can not pass electricity, rubber is a good insulator.
Can electrons move freely in an insulator?
No. That's why it's an insulator.
Is the element neon a good conductor of heat and electricity?
Neon is a good insulator due to its stable electron structure. Insulator acts as a barrier to electrons. Neon is used in bulbs.
What is the difference between a good conductor and a good insulator?
outer electrons of the atoms in a metal are not anchored to the nuclei of particular atoms, but are free to roam in the material. such materials are good conductors.
