CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS

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CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS

RESISTANCE

the material's opposition to the passage of electric current through it.

HIGH RESISTANCE

LOW RESISTANCE

ELECTRICAL CABLES

AN INSULATING MATERIAL

A CONDUCTING MATERIAL

There are two types of material

CONDUCTORS

When electricity moves easily through a meterial, this is called conductor

Good conductors are

GASES

LIQUIDS

METALS

COPPER

INSULATORS

Electrons are not free to move around. They remain attached to their atoms.

Good insulators are

PLASTIC

RUBBER

GLASS