what is a conductor?

Answer 1

1- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_conductor
2 - http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/conins.html#c1

Answer 2

You mean electric conductor...

Any material which permits the flow of electric charges (electric current) through it is considered as an electric conductor. Most metals particularly silver and copper offer very low resistance to electric current. While most non-metals like rubber and plastics have very high resistance, so they are considered as opposite of conductors, that is, they are considered as insulators.

Semiconductors fall between conductors and insulators. Example would be silicon.

Answer 3

A Conductor can be either a good conductor or a bad conductor.

and i am sure we are talking of electricity here.

A Good conductor means that it will allow the things to conduct via itself ... may be its electriicy or heat or wave...

A good conductor can be again classified into good conductor of heat or electricity or waves...

e.g - metal is a good conductor of all above and gold and silver rank among the highest when compared to copper.

similary - the bad conductor would be which wont let the electricity or waves or heat to be passes through it..
Rubber/plastic are very good bad conductors of heat and electricity.

Answer 4

a conductor is something that has relativly low resistance to current that allows voltage to travel thru. The lower the resistance, the better the comductor. ALso on trains, the man that collect tickets is called that

Answer 5

Well; I'm assuming you're referring to electricity.

A conducter; (the opposite of insulator) usually metal; give up or 'conducts' its outside electrons very easily. Like the miles and miles of copper wiring that supply electricity to your home; they keep handing over electrons to the next copper atom all the way down the line. That's what electricity is. Applying too many electrons at one end (like a battery does) gives the circuit potential difference. (one side is more positive than negative); so a current of electrons called electrical current is induced.

Lightning only moves through non-conductive 'air' because the potential difference is so great; it sparks across the gap to another cloud, ground, etc.

Hopes this helps.

Answer 6

the person that directs the orchestra/band/other assorted music groups, the guy that takes your ticket on the train, water, metal
have you ever thought about looking it up in the dictionary ?

Answer 7

normally a bit of a loony with a stick out front of an orchestra

Answer 8

any material that easily permits the flow of an electric current