SAFETY FLIER

CONDUCTORS

• In a conductor, electric current can flow freely, in an insulator it cannot.
• Metals such as copper typify conductors
• "Conductor" implies that the outer electrons of the atoms are loosely bound & free to move through material.
• Simply stated, most metals are good electrical conductors, most nonmetals are not.
• Metals are also generally good heat conductors while nonmetals are not.

INSULATORS

• non-metallic solids are good insulators, having extremely high resistance to the flow of charge through them.
• Most atoms hold on to their electrons tightly and are insulators.
• Most solid materials are classified as insulators, they offer very large resistance to the flow of electric current.
• Materials: glass, mica,quarts
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