Which of the following are conductors and which are insulators? Sulphur, Silver, Copper, Cotton, Aluminium, Air, Nichrome, Graphite, Paper, Porcelain, Mercury, Mica, Bakelite, Polythene, Maganin.

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Sulphur- insulator
Silver- conductor
Copper- conductor
Cotton- insulator
Aluminium- conductor
Air- insulator
Nichrome- conductor
Graphite- conductor
Paper- insulator
Porcelain- insulator
Mercury- conductor
Mica- insulator
Bakelite- insulator
Polythene- insulator
Manganin- conductor

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Which of the following are conductors and which are insulators? Sulphur, Silver, Copper, Cotton, Aluminium, Air, Nichrome, Graphite, Paper, Porcelain, Mercury, Mica, Bakelite, Polythene, Maganin.

Sulphur- insulator Silver- conductor Copper- conductor Cotton- insulator Aluminium- conductor Air- insulator Nichrome- conductor Graphite- conductor Paper- insulator Porcelain- insulator Mercury- conductor Mica- insulator Bakelite- insulator Polythene- insulator Manganin- conductor

Sulphur- insulator
Silver- conductor
Copper- conductor
Cotton- insulator
Aluminium- conductor
Air- insulator
Nichrome- conductor
Graphite- conductor
Paper- insulator
Porcelain- insulator
Mercury- conductor
Mica- insulator
Bakelite- insulator
Polythene- insulator
Manganin- conductor