{"id":2141,"date":"2020-10-20T20:37:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T20:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=2141"},"modified":"2024-01-24T02:06:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T02:06:16","slug":"insulation-and-conduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/insulation-and-conduction\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Conduction and insulation in electricity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2141\" class=\"elementor elementor-2141\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-536e39f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"536e39f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9a9db77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Electricity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e4e46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"a9e4e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-electricity-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2171 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-electricity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is electricity?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2170 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/static-electricity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Static Electricity?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2169 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/current-electricity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Current Electricity?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2168 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/insulation-and-conduction\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Conduction and Insulation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2167 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/electrical-circuit\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Electrical Circuit<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2166 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/series-circuit\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Series Circuit<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2165 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/parallel-circuit\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Parallel Circuit<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2164 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/short-circuit\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Short Circuit<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2172 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/circuit-protection\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Circuit Protection<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d73e47 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0d73e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8459844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8459844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc41ce8\" data-id=\"cc41ce8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a25d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a25d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a conductor?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1901d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1901d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A conductor is a material that allows electricity to pass through them. There are more free electrons in the atoms of conductors and free to move from one atom to another. As a result, electric charges are free to move from place to place. There is less resistance to the movement of the electrons.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Examples of good conductors<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aluminum, copper, gold, water, and people are examples of conductors. This is why electricity producers use copper and aluminum wires to carry power from generating plants to consumers. Conductors also allow heat energy to pass through them.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2212\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2212\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/insulator-and-conductor.jpg\" alt=\"Conductors and Insulators\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conductors and Insulators<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Think of it this way:<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A conductor is like a tube with many loose balls. If you push one other loose ball into one end, there will be a knock-on effect until one pops out at the other end.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Conductivity<\/b> is the ability of a material to conduct electricity. Such a material is said to have\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">high<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0conductivity.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The illustration below shows the difference between free electrons in insulators and conductions. Atoms are structurally different in every material. Note that this is for illustration purposes only.<br \/><\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2213\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2213\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/insulator-and-conductors.jpg\" alt=\"Free electrons\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/insulator-and-conductors.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/insulator-and-conductors-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Free electrons<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Insulator<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An insulator is a material that does not allow electricity to pass through it. The electrons in the atoms of insulators do not freely move from atom to atom. As a result, electric charges do not freely move from place to place. There is more resistance to the movement of the electrons.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Examples of good insulators<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rubber, plastics, wood, and paper are all great examples of insulators. 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