Materials that have electrons that are free to move around in them are called bad conductors of electricity.

True

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Conduction of Electricity
Electricity flows through any material only when free electrons are available into it and that material called a good conductor of electricity.
If a material that do not have free electrons to move around in them are called bad conductor of electricity.
Hence, the given statement is False

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