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Electrical conductor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In science and engineering, an electrical conductor is a material which contains movable electric charges. In metallic conductors, such as copper or aluminum, the movable charged particles are elect...
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While all these metals are good conductors of electricity, it turns out that Silver is the best of the materials listed here. Copper is second followed by Gold and then Aluminum.
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Date: Mon Apr 23 11:33:36 2001; Posted By: John Link, Physics; Area of science: Physics; ID: 987649379.Ph ... In the following table, the resistivity, r, is given in the units "microohm-cm" where ; R = rl/s and R = resistance, in microohms, l is the length in centimeters, ... The data are from Smithsonian Physical Tables,
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Of the metals, silver is the best conductor of heat and electricity; consequently, it is used widely throughout industry. Including photographic demand, some 845 million ounces were used in 2000. Since 1990, demand has exceeded production and secondary recovery by 1.39 billion ounces.
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Answer: As far as conductors are concerned: All metals conduct electricity. The best are silver, copper and aluminium. Other quite good conductors are gold, iron, steel, mercury, gold, magnesium, nickel and sea water...
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The top three elements for conducting electricity are firstly, Silver, secondly Copper and thirdly, Gold. I've just referred to Greenwood and Earnshaw for the figures concerned. The book quotes the electrical resistivity of the three ... Which element is the best conductor of electricity? Califox (Sat 13:51 21/Oct/06)
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