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OpenStudy (kmullis6):

Electrical wiring is commonly composed of metal covered in plastic or rubber coating. Which of these materials is an insulator and which is a conductor?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@kmullis6 Well, look at something you know: a power cord. What portion of the cord gets plugged into the wall? A metal portion or a rubber (or plastic) portion of the cord.

OpenStudy (kmullis6):

Metal is the conductor. Plastic or rubber coating is the insulator. Right? @mrdoldum

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@kmullis6 Yep.

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