Exercise from the chapter "Electrostatics"
Conductor or insulator
Level 1 of 5 · Skills: Know
Statement
A conductor is a material in which...
- Free electrons can move
- All electrons are bound to atoms
- There are no electrons
- Protons flow
2 hints from Bastaya available in the lab
Solution
Metals: free conduction electrons. Insulators (glass, plastic): bound electrons, no current.
Course sheet of the chapter : Electrostatics
This chapter is covered by the paths: General electricity
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