Conductors and Insulators

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 Conductors and Insulators

A material which allows electricity to pass through it is called a conductor

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 Materials that allow electricity to flow
through them are :

A. insulators;
B. conductors;
C. thick.
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Materials that do not allow electricity to flow
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A. insulators;
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 The resistance of insulators is:
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 All metals are :
A. conductors;

B. insulators;

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 A non-metal that conducts electricity is :

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B. glass;

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