Which of the following statements regarding electric insulators is correct?

Responses

Electric insulators have high tensile strength.
Electric insulators have high tensile strength.

Electric insulators are good heat conductors.
Electric insulators are good heat conductors.

Charges within electric insulators do not readily move.
Charges within electric insulators do not readily move.

Electric charges move freely in electric insulators.

1 answer

The correct statement regarding electric insulators is:

Charges within electric insulators do not readily move.

This reflects the fundamental property of insulators, which have tightly bound electrons that do not easily move in response to an electric field, preventing the flow of electric current.