- Conductors have many free charge carriers (usually electrons in solids). - Free electrons facilitate the flow of electric current. - Low resistance means high conductivity.
The substance which has a large number of free electrons and offer a low resistance is called :
Asked in UKPSC CS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Conductivity (Band Theory of Solids: Conductors, Semiconductors, and Insulators)
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