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poorest metal conductor
« on: September 05, 2010, 12:30:37 pm »
Which is the poorest conductor among metals?
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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2010, 12:35:05 pm »
Am not 100% confident about it but i believe it is lithium since it has the least number of electons among metals :P
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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2010, 03:20:29 pm »
Mercury  ::)
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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2010, 07:42:46 am »
Quote from: Garfield on September 11, 2010, 03:20:29 pm
Mercury  ::)

Hmm......really??
i mean do you know the reason why is it soo???
It will surely help :)
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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2010, 11:20:30 am »
Poorest heat conductor = lead (Lead has a 15% conductivity level)
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Poorest Electricity conductor = Tin (Tin has a 9% conductivity level)

Hope this helps King!
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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2010, 11:40:32 am »
Sure........thanks for your info br0 :)
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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2010, 11:54:46 am »
Quote from: Deadly_king on September 12, 2010, 11:40:32 am
Sure........thanks for your info br0 :)

Yeah! Anytime!
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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2010, 02:46:25 pm »
Quote from: Deadly_king on September 12, 2010, 07:42:46 am
Hmm......really??
i mean do you know the reason why is it soo???
It will surely help :)

My bad Mercury has the lowest THERMAL conductivity  :)
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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2010, 03:12:17 pm »
Quote from: Garfield on September 12, 2010, 02:46:25 pm
My bad Mercury has the lowest THERMAL conductivity  :)

Why are u telling mercury as a poorest conductor of heat, only because it is the only liquid metal at room temperature and it is a heavy metal?
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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2010, 03:19:28 pm »
Quote from: Theonlyone on September 12, 2010, 03:12:17 pm
No, poorest heat conductor is LEAD!  ;)

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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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2010, 03:23:34 pm »
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.

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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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #11 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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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2010, 03:34:26 pm »
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.

Neptunium is radioactive man! Leave it to rest.
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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2010, 03:37:56 pm »
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???

Because of it's very high density and thickness.
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Re: poorest metal conductor
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2010, 03:42:19 pm »
Quote from: Theonlyone on September 12, 2010, 03:37:56 pm
Because of it's very high density and thickness.

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