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Electrical conductivity — AQA GCSE Design and Technology Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Design and Technology · key term

Electrical conductivity

Definition

How readily a material allows electric current to flow through it.

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AQA GCSE Design and Technology · 8552

Paper 1

Electrical conductivity describes how readily electric current flows through a material. Metals are generally good conductors. Polymers, rubber, dry timber and many ceramics are electrical insulators: they strongly resist current flow.
Revise: Material properties

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