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(f) Name a metal which is poor conductor of electricity.

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Tungsten (W) is a metal that is a poor conductor of electricity during normal conditions.
Despite being a poor conductor of electricity it is used in filament of bulbs because it has a high melting point and hence it can withstand high temperatures also at high temperatures it conducts electricity.

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(d) a liquid metal.

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(f) a non-metal which is a good conductor of electricity.

(g) a liquid non-metal.

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Non-metals are usually poor conductors of heat and electricity. They are non-lustrous; non-sonorous; non-malleable and are coloured.
(a) Name a lustrous non-metal.
(b) Name a non-metal which exists as a liquid at room temperature.
(c) The allotropic form of a non-metal is a good conductor of electricity. Name the allotrope.
(d) Name a non-metal which is known to form the largest number of compounds.
(e) Name a non-metal other than carbon which shows allotropy.
(f) Name a non-metal which is required for combustion.

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