- Which among iron and mercury is a better conductor?
- Which matcrial is the best conductor?
| - | Meterial | Resistivity ($\Omega$ m) |
| Conductors | Silver | $1.60 \times 10^{-8}$ |
| Copper | $1.60\times 10^{-8}$ | |
| Aluminium | $2.63\times 10^{-8}$ | |
| Tungsten | $5.20 \times 10^{-8}$ | |
| Nickel | $6.84\times 10^{-8}$ | |
| Iron | $10.0 \times 10^{-8}$ | |
| Chromoium | $12.9 \times 10^{-8}$ | |
| Mercury | $94.0\times 10^{-8}$ | |
| Manganese | $1.84 \times 10^{-6}$ | |
| Constant (alloy of Cu, Mn and Ni) | $49 \times 10^{-6}$ | |
| Alloys | Manganin (alloy of Cu, Mn and Ni) | $44 \times 10^{-6}$ |
| Nichrome (alloy of Ni, Cr, MN and Fe) | $100 \times 10^{-6}$ | |
| Glass | $10^{10}-10^{14}$ | |
| Insulators | Hard rubber | $10^{13}-10^{16}$ |
| Ebonite | $10^{15}-10^{17}$ | |
| Diamond | $10^{12}-10^{13}$ | |
| Paper (dry) | $10^{12}$ |
- Resistivity of iron $=10.0\times10^{-8}\Omega$
Resistivity of mercury is more than that of iron. This implies that iron is a better conductor than mercury.
- It can be observed from Table 12.2 that the resistivity of silver is the lowest among the listed materials. Hence, it is the best conductor.







