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Which of the following would normally be the best conductor?

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  1. Copper

  2. Glass

  3. Steel

  4. Silver

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Among copper, glass, silver and steel, glass is non-metal i.e. insulator; so it has least conductivity.
Conductivity order:
Silver $\gt$ Copper $\gt$ Steel
(in $siemens/m$) at $20^oC$
$62.1\times 10^6 \gt 59.8\times 10^6 \gt 6.21\times 10^6$

Which of these could be used to complete an electrical circuit?

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  1. A piece of gravel.

  2. A rubber.

  3. A crayon

  4. Scissors made of iron

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Scissors made of iron could be used to complete an electrical circuit. As iron is a metal and conductor so can conduct electricity easily. And others are non-metals. So they could not conduct electricity and can't complete the circuit.

 Pure Water is an insulator.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pure water consists of no impurities; impurities such as salts of $Mg,Ca,Na$ are behaving here as charge carriers but since they are not present; there are no ions. They are neutral water molecules. So pure water do not conduct electricity.

The outermost electrons are __________ and are called conduction electrons :

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  1. not free to move in the atom

  2. bound to the protons

  3. static

  4. able to go to nearby atoms

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The outermost electrons are able to go to nearby atoms and are called conduction electrons.
Yes the outermost shell electrons are able to go to nearby atoms only during bond formation (ionic bond). They are free or mobile electrons because of that they conduct electricity so they are called conduction electrons.

Which material is a best conductor?

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  1. silver

  2. porcelain

  3. rubber

  4. gold

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Out of silver, porcelain, rubber, and gold; porcelain and rubber are non-metals i.e. insulators. So
Now out of silver and gold conductivity of silver ($62.1\times 10^6 siemens/m$) is more than that of gold ($44.2\times 10^6 siemens/m$)

Which metal is a good conductor of heat?

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  1. Gold

  2. Mercury

  3. Lead

  4. Alloys

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
As metals contain free electrons, it transfers the energy given in the form of heat rapidly but in non-metals, it takes time to heat. Gold is metal so it is a good conductor of heat and mercury, lead, alloys are non-metals so they are poor conductors of heat.


Mud houses are cooler in summer and warmer in winter because

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  1. mud is a good conductor of heat

  2. mud is a superconductor of heat

  3. mud is a bad conductor of heat

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mud is a bad conductor of heat. It does not allow the heat to transfer from house to atmosphere in winter and atmosphere to house in summer.

In case of conductors and insulators, if an electric field is applied then conduction current density$\vec{(J)}$ is:

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  1. in the direction of electron flow.

  2. in the direction of proton flow.

  3. in the direction of electric field.

  4. against the direction of electric field.

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Correct Option: B,C
Explanation:
Current density, $\overrightarrow { J } =\cfrac { I }{ \overrightarrow { A }  } $
Current flows in direction of flow of protons. And the direction of electric field is in the direction of flow of electrons.
And the direction of current density is in the direction of proton flow, so from above statements, current density is also in the direction of electric field.

A person takes hot tea by pouring it into the saucer (plate) when one is in a hurry because he knows that

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  1. The latent heat of steam is high and the tea will become cold quickly

  2. The evaporation increases with the increase in surface area and cooling of tea is faster

  3. Part of heat will be absorbed by the saucer (plate) and the tea will become cold quickly

  4. The high specific heat of water makes the tea cold quickly

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Correct Option: B

Heat flows as a result of difference in

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  1. Masses

  2. Weights

  3. Temperatures

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Heat spontaneously flows from a hotter to a colder body. The rate at which energy is conducted as heat is a function of temperature. Hence heat flows as a result of temperature.