An electrician is trying to decide which kind of material to use to wire a house.
carbon steel: conductivity = 1.43 × 10−7, resistance = 1 × 1010
copper: conductivity = 5.96 × 107, resistance = 1.68 × 10-8
gold: conductivity = 4.11 × 107, resistance = 2.44 × 10−8
iron: conductivity = 1 × 107, resistance = 1.0 × 10−7
Based on this information, which material should the electrician use?
(1 point)
Responses
gold
gold
carbon steel
carbon steel
iron
iron
copper
1 answer
The electrician should use copper because it has the highest conductivity out of all the materials listed.