Question

Metals, generally, are good conductors of electricity because of the

• A. presence of electrons
• B. absence of free electrons
• C. presence of free elecrrons
• D. absence of electrons

Answer 1

The correct option is C presence of free elecrrons

Metals have a lot of free electrons which start drifting in a particular direction when electric field is applied across the ends of a conductor .

Hence, good conductors have a lot of free electrons.

Answer-(C)