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IS vegetable oil a conductor??????

2006-11-13 12:03:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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There are only two types of electric charges that can conduct electricity: electrons and ions.

Vegetable oil has no free electrons.

Vegetable oil with some dissolved atmospheric moisture might be slightly conductive because the water can be ionized, but dry vegetable oil has no ions.

Therefore, it is safe to say pure vegetable oil is an insulator and not a conductor (at low voltages, say, below 600 Volts).

2006-11-13 12:08:21 · answer #1 · answered by jimdempster 4 · 0 0

It is not, as previously explained.

It is an organic compound and they are not conductors.

2006-11-13 12:47:00 · answer #2 · answered by teachr 5 · 0 0

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