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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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पाठ 1: Electricity - Exercise 1

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Use the data in the Table given below to answer the following –

Which among iron and mercury is a better conductor?

Table give below Electrical resistivity of some substances at 20°C

Electrical resistivity of some substances at 20°C
Material Resistivity (Ω m)
Conductors








Silver 1.60 × 10−8
Copper 1.62 × 10−8
Aluminium 2.63 × 10−8
Tungsten 5.20 × 10−8
Nickel 6.84 × 10−8
Iron 10.0 × 10−8
Chromium 12.9 × 10−8
Mercury 94.0 × 10−8
Manganese 1.84 × 10−6
 Alloys


Constantan
(alloy of Cu and Ni)
49 × 10−6
Manganin
(alloy of Cu, Mn and Ni)
44 × 10−6
Nichrome
(alloy of Ni, Cr, Mn and Fe)
100 × 10−6
Insulators Glass 1010 − 1014
Hard rubber 1013 − 1016
Ebonite 1015 − 1017
Diamond 1012 − 1013
Paper (dry) 1012

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Use the data in the Table given below to answer the following –

Which material is the best conductor?

Table give below Electrical resistivity of some substances at 20°C

Electrical resistivity of some substances at 20°C
Material Resistivity (Ω m)
Conductors








Silver 1.60 × 10−8
Copper 1.62 × 10−8
Aluminium 2.63 × 10−8
Tungsten 5.20 × 10−8
Nickel 6.84 × 10−8
Iron 10.0 × 10−8
Chromium 12.9 × 10−8
Mercury 94.0 × 10−8
Manganese 1.84 × 10−6
Alloys


Constantan
(alloy of Cu and Ni)
49 × 10−6
Manganin
(alloy of Cu, Mn and Ni)
44 × 10−6
Nichrome
(alloy of Ni, Cr, Mn and Fe)
100 × 10−6
Insulators Glass 1010 − 1014
Hard rubber 1013 − 1016
Ebonite 1015 − 1017
Diamond 1012 − 1013
Paper (dry) 1012

How will you infer with the help of an experiment that the same current flows through every part of the circuit containing three resistances in series connected to a battery?


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