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What makes a conductor good?


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  1. Conductor is the substance that allows the current to pass through it.
  2. For a material to be a good conductor, the electricity passed through it must be able to move the electrons.
  3. Conductivity of a substance depends upon the number of free electrons present in the conductor.
  4. The more free electrons in a metal, the greater its conductivity.
Figure 9 Electron Flow Through a Copper Wire with a Potential Difference

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