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Electricity/Electricity and matter

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Electricity conductor

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Electricity conductor refers to matter that conducts electricity . Depend on the capability to conduct electricity, matters are divided into 3 types

  • Conductor . Material that conducts electricity easily include all Metal like Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe)...
  • Semi-conductor . Material that conducts electricity somewhere between conductor and non-conductor include all Semi-metal like Silicon (Si), Germanium (Ge)...
  • Non-conductor . Material that does not conduct electricity at all . For example Rubber

Application

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All conductors are used to make passive electric components like


All semi-conductors are used to make active electric components like