Which statement is true regarding copper's ability to conduct electricity?

2 answers:

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<span>Copper is a good conductor of electricity because its atoms have a loosely held electron in their outer shell that is able to move freely to other atoms.</span>

Rasek [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

(i) Copper is a good conductor of electricity because its atoms have a loosely held electron in their outer shell that is able to move freely to other atoms.

Explanation:

Copper atoms has loosely held electrons in their outer shell. These electrons are not permanently associated with the copper atoms, instead They make a cloud around the outside of these atoms and are able to move freely and quickly through the solid.

Option (ii) cannot be selected because copper is a good conductor. For the conductivity, free movement of electrons is a condition which is unsatisfied in the (iii). In (iv), it is given that copper has 1 electron in the outermost shell which can flow to the other copper atoms which is not true because in copper many atoms can flow to other atoms.

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