people,can U electrify Oils?you know, pass a current of reasonable strength through it?

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people,can U electrify Oils?you know, pass a current of reasonable strength through it?

2007-03-12 03:10:56 · 2 answers · asked by veloxify 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Sorry, no. Oil does not conduct electricity. That why oil can be used in large circuit breakers to quench the arc formed when a high voltage circuit is opened.

2007-03-12 03:20:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

oils are good insulators, many high voltage transformers use oil as insulator and as coolant.

2007-03-12 10:33:36 · answer #2 · answered by scientific_boy3434 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋