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Arthur Bon Zavi:

--- Quote from: Garfield on September 12, 2010, 03:19:28 pm ---If it's heat conductor it's definitely Mercury. My life on it :P Electrical conductor, then maybe lead possibly. I'm not sure.

Lowest thermal conductivity measured is that of mercury.

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If so, then Neptunium has a K value of 6.3 W/mK and Mercury has a K value of 8 W/mK.

Deadly_king:
I dont intend to argue with you.........

But why do you say lead is the poorest metal conductor??

Is it because it is the metal with the most covalent characteristics???

nid404:

--- Quote from: Theonlyone on September 12, 2010, 03:23:34 pm ---If so, then Neptunium has a K value of 6.3 W/mK and Mercury has a K value of 8 W/mK.

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Neptunium is radioactive man! Leave it to rest.

Arthur Bon Zavi:

--- Quote from: Deadly_king on September 12, 2010, 03:30:31 pm ---I dont intend to argue with you.........

But why do you say lead is the poorest metal conductor??

Is it because it is the metal with the most covalent characteristics???

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Because of it's very high density and thickness.

nid404:

--- Quote from: Theonlyone on September 12, 2010, 03:37:56 pm ---Because of it's very high density and thickness.

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But it's conductivity is still higher than Mercury. Mercury it is if he's talking about the thermal conductivity.

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