Answer to Question #299607 in Electric Circuits for mela

Question

1.What typecof materials were able to conduct electricity?

2.what type of materials were NOT able to conduct electricity?

3.when electricity moves easily through an object,we call it a?

4.when electricity does not move easily through an object,we call it a?

Answer 1

1. In order for a material to conduct electricity, it must have free charge carriers. Such materials include metals, undistilled water, salt solutions, wet soil, carbon, etc.
2. Materials that do not have free charge carriers cannot conduct electricity. These include wood, paper, air, oil, ceramics, glass, plastics, polyethylene, PVC, rubber, etc.
3. When electricity moves easily through an object,we call it a conductor.
4. When electricity does not move easily through an object,we call it a dielectric or insulator.