Why are metals good conductors of electricity whereas glass is a bad conductor of electricity? Give reason.

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Metals are good conductor of electricity because they have very large number of free valance electrons whereas glass has no free electrons to conduct electricity. So metals good conductor whereas glass is a bad conductor of electricity.

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