The document explains the concepts of conductors and insulators, highlighting that conductors allow free flow of electrons while insulators impede it. It defines resistivity as the property that hinders electric current flow, with high resistivity indicating high resistance and low resistivity indicating high conductivity. Additionally, it includes activities to classify materials as conductors or insulators and questions to assess understanding of conductivity and resistivity.
The document explains the concepts of conductors and insulators, highlighting that conductors allow free flow of electrons while insulators impede it. It defines resistivity as the property that hinders electric current flow, with high resistivity indicating high resistance and low resistivity indicating high conductivity. Additionally, it includes activities to classify materials as conductors or insulators and questions to assess understanding of conductivity and resistivity.
The document explains the concepts of conductors and insulators, highlighting that conductors allow free flow of electrons while insulators impede it. It defines resistivity as the property that hinders electric current flow, with high resistivity indicating high resistance and low resistivity indicating high conductivity. Additionally, it includes activities to classify materials as conductors or insulators and questions to assess understanding of conductivity and resistivity.
The document explains the concepts of conductors and insulators, highlighting that conductors allow free flow of electrons while insulators impede it. It defines resistivity as the property that hinders electric current flow, with high resistivity indicating high resistance and low resistivity indicating high conductivity. Additionally, it includes activities to classify materials as conductors or insulators and questions to assess understanding of conductivity and resistivity.
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Conductivity and
Resistivity of Materials
Group 5 CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS CONDUCTORS Conductors are materials that permit electrons to flow freely from particle to particle. An object made of a conducting material will permit charge to be transferred through the entire surface of the object .Materials like electric wires found in our homes allow electric current to pass. Wires used to connect the components of an electric circuit are conductors. INSULATORS Insulators are materials that hinder the free flow of charges from one object to another. insulators are materials that impede the free flow of electrons from atom to atom and molecule to molecule. If charge is transferred to an insulator at a given location, the excess charge will remain at the initial location of charging. The particles of the insulator do not permit the free flow of electrons; subsequently charge is seldom distributed evenly across the surface of an insulator. Insulators are materials that hinder the free flow of charges from one object to another. A person touches an exposed electric wire which is connected to a voltage source will experience electric shock. A strong shock may kill the person. To prevent electric shocks, electric wires are covered with insulating materials like cloth or rubber. The tendency of a wire to resist the path of electric current is called resistance. Conductivity and Resistivity of Materials Resistivity is the resistance per unit length and cross- sectional area. It is the property of the material that hampers the flow of charge or the flow of electric current. The unit of resistivity is ohm meter. A material with high resistivity means it has high resistance and will resist the flow of electrons. A material with low resistivity means it has low resistance and thus the electrons flow smoothly through the material. Conductivity is defined as a measure of electrical conduction, and it shows the ability of a material to pass a current Electrical conductivity is simply defined as the opposite of resistivity, so a high resistivity means a low conductivity, and a low resistivity means a high conductivity. ACTIVITY ONE: . Complete the table below. Choose from the list of materials below examples of insulators and conductors and justify your choice
Gold Ring Rubber Nail Marbles Plastic T-Shit
band Straw
Scissors Diamond Paper clip Glass Silver Metal Spoon
Styrofoam Paper Book Dirty water Jacket Key
ACTIVITY TWO: ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
● 1. Based on your understanding, what is
the difference between conductivity and resistivity? ● 2. Explain why copper wires are used in household wiring.
