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Which metals are the best conductors of electricity?
Mostly according to common scientific views, the most conductive substances for the thing we call electricity (a current caused by moving electrons moving along through atoms), are; 1. silver, 2. copper and 3. gold, in that order of efficiency. However, i would say, it depends on if the conductive material is sealed or not, and what temperature it is at, as well as if it is dry or wet. Also we have oxygen free silver wire and non oxygen free, copper wire too, such as speaker cables, which also offer 16, 32, 64, 128 strands, so different levels of purity and lack of obstruction to the circuit is also going to affect the conduction of current. 100% pure copper oxygen free 32 strand wire speaker cable, would be better than 40% silver plated 12 strand brass wire. So the variables of the situation might affect what in general usually gives the gold medal and trophy to silver.
I would say it is usually so that silver would be the most conductive substance, but only when we speak of the same percentage of purity of the three metals mentioned, and the temperature and other environmental surrounding influential factors (such as how thick or how many strands a wire cable has). Moving electrical current causes heat, so a hot environment would affect the flux of current within the cables, if they were already hot, more than they would if they were frozen.
Because some things can conduct better in certain conditions, and others in different ones. I personally am highly interested in Mercury as a Generator of electricity, as i feel it has some properties that we have yet to exploit regarding propulsion.
Considering the temperature of outer space is more or less equal to that needed for quantum computers and superconductors to work without too much refrigeration engineering, i think space will offer us the possibility of other options, but in this universe, there seem to be only so many elements which could be used to conduct electricity with. The discovery of electrical or magnetic force came with amber as far as recorded history tells that Phalese of Miletus discovered that a piece of amber when rubbed on fur could pick up small pieces of dry grass-blades and straw. Amber was called ‘electron’ in that time place and language, and this is where the word electron is supposed to have derived from.
Electricity by the way, comes from protons moving from atom to atom, causing some kind of flow, which we began calling electricity. After Benjamin Franklin spoke of the transfer of ‘electrical fluid’ being transferred between objects, causing a flow of the fluid, making both objects ‘electrics’.
The greater charged object was positive, and the object with lesser object with lesser amount of this fluid had a negative charge. he invented a way of making sparks jump between objects. Energy transfer of his ‘electrical fluid’ would flow between each other until they equaled each other out. This brought the theory of two groups of electrics and many inventions using vocabulary of Benjamin Franklin. in 1897 JJ Thompson found out that electrical fluid, was made of particles, named by James Stoney as ‘electrons’. But it was discovered that the flux moves in the opposite direction to Franklin’s theory, as there are a but his vocabulary remained, despite the fact that objects with a higher positive charge, lack electrons, and so are now referred to as ‘conventional current’. Making the the electron, the somewhat the salmon of electricity, swimming upstream in the river of conventional current.
Originally Answered: What are the best metals for conducting electricity?
Keep in mind that “best” is a relative term, because its definition depends greatly on the characteristics you consider desirable. Of the elemental metals, gold (ironically) is the best conductor on the basis of overall performance, because it is highly conductive, ductile, and does not tarnish. Of course, it is also very expensive, so it is used only sparingly. [Platinum works as well, but I believe it is even more expensive than gold. Silver is almost as good, but it tarnishes.]
Aluminum is an excellent conductor, and is both relatively inexpensive and lightweight. Unfortunately, at the