Podcast
Questions and Answers
What makes some materials good conductors of heat and electricity?
What makes some materials good conductors of heat and electricity?
- Low density of free electrons
- High density of bound electrons
- Low density of bound electrons
- High density of free electrons (correct)
Why are metals generally good conductors of heat and electricity?
Why are metals generally good conductors of heat and electricity?
- Presence of delocalized electrons (correct)
- High electronegativity
- Low electronegativity
- Presence of localized electrons
What property of materials affects their conductivity of heat and electricity?
What property of materials affects their conductivity of heat and electricity?
- Atomic structure (correct)
- Molecular weight
- Color
- Hardness