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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Q)How is a conductor different from an insulator. A)A Conductor contains free electrons. B)A conductor contains free protons. C)A conductor contains an equal number of free electrons and free protons. D)A conductor contains neither free electrons nor free protons.

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/conins.html

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

"Conductor" implies that the outer electrons of the atoms are loosely bound and free to move through the material.

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

hint: inside a conductor, there are many free electrons, which are not attached to any ion. Such free electrons are called the "Fermi sea"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Its just that conductors contain free electron to distribute charge to others

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