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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, Manganin. - Science

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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, Manganin.

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Conductors: silver, copper, aluminium, nichrome, graphite, manganin, mercury
Insulators: cotton, air, paper, porcelain, mica, bakelite, polythene, sulphur

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अध्याय 1: Electricity - Exercise 1

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लखमीर सिंग Physics (Science) [English] Class 10
अध्याय 1 Electricity
Exercise 1 | Q 12

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