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Explain conductors and insulators with example. (This question can also be asked as difference between conductors and insulators.)

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►Those which allow electricity to pass through them easily are called conductors.
►They have electric charges (electrons) that are comparatively free to move inside the material.
►Metals, human and animal bodies and earth are conductors.
►Resistance of a conducting material is small.
►Substances which do not allow electricity to pass through them are called insulators.
►Resistance of a insulator material is very high. Glass, porcelain, plastic, nylon & wood are insulators.
►When some charge is transferred to a conductor, it readily gets distributed over the entire surface of the conductor. In contrast, if some charge is put on an insulator, it stays at the same place.

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