A conductor is a substance in which electrons can move freely from one atom to another.
An insulator is a substance in which electrons cannot move from one atom to another.
Common Conductors and Insulators
| Good Conductors | Fair Conductors | Good Insulators (Non-conductors) |
| Silver | Carbon | Oil |
| Copper | Human body | Fur |
| Gold | Moist human skin | Silk |
| Aluminum | Acid solutions | Wool |
| Magnesium | Salt water | Rubber |
| Tungsten | Earth | Porcelain, glass |
| Nickel | Water vapour (in air) | Plastic |
| Mercury | Wood | |
| Platinum | Paper | |
| iron | Wax | |
| ebonite |
Cite this article as: William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team), "List of Conductors and Insulators," in SchoolWorkHelper, 2019, https://schoolworkhelper.net/list-of-conductors-and-insulators/.
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Is Wool is a conductive material? which means it readily gives away its electrons.
Thank you so much; But most of the examples of conductors are metals.
Are metals are the best conductors? If any other examples of conductors?
Metals are considered the best conductors, but diamond is a good heat conductor as well, but it is also an electrical insulator.
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Is a hat a conductor 🤔
Depends on the material, but it is most often an insulator, not a conductor
is cotton a conductor or insulator? (Cotton Balls).
insulator 🙂
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Conductors are all the metals like aluminium ,copper etc….and insulators are the materials which can’t conduct electricity like rubber ,silk,paper
This was helpful, but how about listing not good insulators?
almost the same as a conductor
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