Identify the group of insulators from the following?

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  1. Steel, copper and rubber
  2. Iron, wood and rubber
  3. Plastic, copper and rubber
  4. Plastic, wood and rubber

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Option 4 : Plastic, wood and rubber
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The correct answer is 'Plastic, wood and rubber'.Key Points

  • Insulators are materials that do not have free electrons, therefore they do not conduct electricity.
  • Some examples of insulators are Sulphur, Mika, and Polythene.
  • Plastic, wood, and rubber don't have free electrons moving around so they can't conduct heat and electricity which gives them the property of good insulators.
  • Most non-metal materials such as plastic, wood, and rubber are insulators.

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  • Steel is a conductor because it is an inflexible and highly corrosive metal when exposed to air.
  • Iron has metallic bonds which are where the electrons are free to move around more than one atom.
  • This is called delocalization. Because of this, iron is a good conductor.
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