Question
Periodic table with color-coded element groups and physical states; includes metals, nonmetals, metalloids—used to identify best thermal conductor among elements.
Based on properties of elements in the periodic table, which element is the best conductor of thermal energy?
(1 point)
Responses
germanium (Ge
)
germanium ( G e )
vanadium (V
)
vanadium ( v )
argon (Ar
)
argon ( A r )
polonium (Po
)
Based on properties of elements in the periodic table, which element is the best conductor of thermal energy?
(1 point)
Responses
germanium (Ge
)
germanium ( G e )
vanadium (V
)
vanadium ( v )
argon (Ar
)
argon ( A r )
polonium (Po
)
Answers
GPT-5 mini
vanadium (V)
Reason: metals are the best thermal conductors; vanadium is a metallic transition element and conducts heat much better than the metalloid germanium or the nonmetal argon (polonium is less commonly a good conductor).
Reason: metals are the best thermal conductors; vanadium is a metallic transition element and conducts heat much better than the metalloid germanium or the nonmetal argon (polonium is less commonly a good conductor).