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Name: Hina

Subject: Electronics

Semester: 1st

Assignment: 1

Conductor:

A conductor is a substance that allows electricity to flow through it. In a conductor,


electrical charge carriers, usually electrons, move easily from atom to atom when
voltage is applied
Example : silver, gold, copper, aluminum, iron.
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Diagram:

Insulator: A substance which are not readily allow the passage of heat or sound.

Example: Same of the common insulator example are given below.

Plastic, wood, glass.

Diadram:

Insulator
Semiconductor: A semiconductor is a substance that has specific electrical properties

that enable it to serve as foundation for computer and other electronic device. It is typically
a solid chemical element that conduct electricity under certain conditions but not others.

Example: Gallium arsenide, Germanium, Silicon.

Diagram:

Semiconductor

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