similarity between insulator and conductor
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insulator does not flow current. e.g. wood
conductor flow current e.g. wire
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similarities:-
Both conductors and insulators deal with the electric conductivity of a surface or material. Everything is either a conductor or an insulator. It is a conductor if it readily allows electrons to flow across it, when there is a potential voltage differential between two points on the surface. An item is an insulator if it inhibits current flow.
They are similar in that they both deal with conductivity of materials, and they are on opposite ends of a conductivity scale.
differences:-
Electrical Context
A conductor is a material that allows easy easy flow electricity through it, forexample Aluminium & copper while
An insulator is a material which does not allow easy flow of electricity through it for example dry wood and air.
Heat Energy Context
A conductor is a material that allows easy transfer of heat energy through it for example iron, copper, aluminum & steel while
An insulator is a material that does not allow easy flow of heat energy through it for example wood & plastic.
Note:
A material maybe both a good conductor of both electricity and heat and vice versa.
Practically there, there is nothing like a perfect conductor or perfect insulator. All insulators are just very very very poor conductors and the reverse is true, for all conductors are just very very very poor insulators. It therefore follows that given sufficient voltage across it, an insulator can breakdown and starts conducting.
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Both conductors and insulators deal with the electric conductivity of a surface or material. Everything is either a conductor or an insulator. It is a conductor if it readily allows electrons to flow across it, when there is a potential voltage differential between two points on the surface. An item is an insulator if it inhibits current flow.
They are similar in that they both deal with conductivity of materials, and they are on opposite ends of a conductivity scale.
differences:-
Electrical Context
A conductor is a material that allows easy easy flow electricity through it, forexample Aluminium & copper while
An insulator is a material which does not allow easy flow of electricity through it for example dry wood and air.
Heat Energy Context
A conductor is a material that allows easy transfer of heat energy through it for example iron, copper, aluminum & steel while
An insulator is a material that does not allow easy flow of heat energy through it for example wood & plastic.
Note:
A material maybe both a good conductor of both electricity and heat and vice versa.
Practically there, there is nothing like a perfect conductor or perfect insulator. All insulators are just very very very poor conductors and the reverse is true, for all conductors are just very very very poor insulators. It therefore follows that given sufficient voltage across it, an insulator can breakdown and starts conducting.
hope it may help you..
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HELLO MATE
ACTULLY , MAIN SIMILARITY BETWEEN INSULATOR AND CODUCTOR ARE THAT THEY BOTH ARE MADE UP OF ATOMS
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