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Non Life Sciences => Chemistry => Topic started by: The Scientist on 17/12/2010 11:28:24

Title: Do all metals conduct electricity?
Post by: The Scientist on 17/12/2010 11:28:24

Can we also judge an element which conducts electricity to be a metal? Please share your answers with us thanks!

Title: Do all metals conduct electricity?
Post by: Don_1 on 17/12/2010 11:49:34

All metals conduct electricity, but some, such as Aluminium and Titanium, are relatively poor conductors by comparison to copper.

Quote from: The Scientist on 17/12/2010 11:28:24

Can we also judge an element which conducts electricity to be a metal?

No. Carbon is a very efficient electrical conductor for starters and it cannot be considered to be a metal.

Title: Do all metals conduct electricity?
Post by: lightarrow on 17/12/2010 15:57:02

Quote from: The Scientist on 17/12/2010 11:28:24

Can we also judge an element which conducts electricity to be a metal? Please share your answers with us thanks!

All metals are good conductors of electricity. If a material is a good electrical conductor, however, it's not necessarily a metal, for example a water solution of salt.

Title: Do all metals conduct electricity?
Post by: thayo on 17/12/2010 17:31:30

All metals at particular conditions conduct electricity. So, some conditions make denial a metal its ability to conduct electricity.