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The document summarizes the key differences between conductors and insulators. Conductors allow the flow of electric current and storage of energy, while insulators do not allow the flow of electric current or storage of energy. Some examples of conductors provided are metal spoons, iron nails, and gold necklaces. Examples of insulators given are paper, leaves, and clothes.

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Electrical

The document summarizes the key differences between conductors and insulators. Conductors allow the flow of electric current and storage of energy, while insulators do not allow the flow of electric current or storage of energy. Some examples of conductors provided are metal spoons, iron nails, and gold necklaces. Examples of insulators given are paper, leaves, and clothes.

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ConductorDifference Between Conductor & Insulator

The conductor and insulator are the types of material. One of the major
difference between the conductor and insulator is that the conductor allows
the energy (i.e., current or heat ) to pass through it, whereas the insulator
does not allow the energy to pass through it. Some other differences between
them are explained below in the form of the comparison chart.
A conductor allows current to flow easily through it. An Insulator doesn't allow current
to flow through it. Electric charge exists on the surface of conductors. Electric charges
are absent in insulators.

In conductors, the electric In insulators, the electric


field can only exist on the field can neither exist on the
surface of the material but surface nor inside the
remains zero inside it. material.

The electric charge The electric charge


3. (electrons) can move freely (electrons) cannot move
inside the conductors. freely inside the insulators.

4. They can store energy. They cannot store energy.

They show very high They show negligible


5. conductivity and low conductivity and very high
resistance. resistance.

The resistivity of conductors Insulators have very high


6.
can vary from low to high. resistivity.

In the case of conductors, In the case of insulators, the


7. the covalent bonds are quite covalent bonds are quite
weak. strong.
In conductors, the In insulators, the valence
conduction band is full of band is full of electrons and
8.
electrons and the valence the conduction band is
band is almost empty. almost empty.

conductor
metal spoon
iron nail
gold necklace
Insulator
paper
leaf
clothes

battery: A cell that carries a charge that can power an electric current.
Electromagnet is a magnet that is made using electricity. It is made using
batteries,coil and iron core. The strength of electromagnet depends on the
turns of the wire in the coil of wire and the number of batteries used.
An electromagnetic coil is an electrical conductor such as a wire in the shape of
a coil, spiral or helix. ... The magnetic fields generated by the separate turns of wire all
pass through the center of the coil and add (superpose) to produce a strong field there.
The more turns of wire, the stronger the field produced.

Electromagnets are made of coils of wire with electricity passing through them. Moving


charges create magnetic fields, so when the coils of wire in an electromagnet have an
electric current passing through them, the coils behave like a magnet.
A magnet made from just a coil of wire isn't very strong. But when you coil the wire
around an iron nail, the magnetic domains inside the nail line up and make a strong,
temporary magnet. If you disconnect the wire, the magnetic field disappears and
the nail is no longer a magnet.

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