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Use the data in Table 12.2 (in NCERT Book on Page No. 207) to answer the following : (i) Which among iron and mercury is a better conductor ? (ii) Which material is the best conductor ?

Use the data in Table 12.2 (in NCERT Book on Page No. 207) to answer the following :
(i) Which among iron and mercury is a better conductor ?
(ii) Which material is the best conductor ?

Grade:12th pass

1 Answers

Pawan Prajapati
askIITians Faculty 60787 Points
3 years ago
(i) Resistivity of iron = 10.0 x 10-8 Ω m Resistivity of mercury = 94.0 x 10-8 Ω m. Thus iron is a better conductor because it has lower resistivity than mercury. (ii) Because silver has the lowest resistivity (= 1.60 x 10-8 Ω m), therefore silver is the best conductor.

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