Use the periodic table to answer the question: Based on the properties of elements in the periodic table, which element is the best conductor of thermal energy?

Question

The periodic table of the elements

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Responses

vanadium (V)
vanadium (V)

germanium (Ge)
germanium (Ge)

argon (Ar)
argon (Ar)

polonium (Po)
polonium (Po)
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Answer 1

The best conductor of thermal energy among the elements listed is vanadium (V).

Metals, in general, are known to be good conductors of heat, and vanadium is a transition metal which typically exhibits good thermal and electrical conductivity. Germanium is a semiconductor, argon is a noble gas and a poor conductor, and polonium is a metalloid but does not have as high a thermal conductivity as vanadium.