Why is metal a good conductor of heat?

Question

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Answer 1

It has loose electrons which means that when a part gets heated up they are able to vibrate therefore warming up the neighbouring particles. Try looking up conduction on google

Hope that helps

Answer 2

"Conductor" implies that the outer electrons of the atoms are loosely bound and free to move through the material.


"Metals are particularly good conductors of heat because their particles are very closely packed so the vibrations are passed on very quickly. They also contain large numbers of "free electrons". These drift slowly through the structure, giving metals their strength and other properties. As the metal is heated, the free electrons closest to the heat source are heated. This makes them move faster and they travel through the metal, colliding with both atoms and other electrons. This naturally makes these vibrate faster (or move through the metal faster - in the case of collisions with other free electrons). Thus the heat is passed quickly through the metal." this comes directly from the following site:
http://www.apqj64.dsl.pipex.com/sfa/id81.htm

Answer 3

Sorry I mis-read your question the first time. I thought you were asking what metal was a good conductor? Metals conduct well because of the greater mobility of electrons compared with insulators and common materials.

Answer 4

loose electrons distributed throughout the metal bounce around and move heat along more rapidly then crystalline structures. The same electrons are good at moving both heat and electricity.

Answer 5

to conduct electricity you need free electrons to take the charges to move,metals have huge amount of free electrons,
to conduct electricity

Answer 6

its density and the way it is created.

it will also NOT burn, and only melt. so it is a good conducter because it wont burn and die before reaching its max temperature.

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