Characteristics of a Good Conductor or Insulator
What property makes a given material a good conductor? What property makes a given material a good insulator?
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Conductivity is the measure of the ability of a material to transfer electric charges from one point to another under the influence of an external electric field. Insulating is just the opposite, that is, the property by which the electron flow is limited or impeded.
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Group Characteristics in the Periodic Table
Research Question:
You are a group of young tutors teaching a group of 12 graders preparing for university entrance; your goal is to teach them periodic table group characteristics with emphasis on specific elements of each group.
You will include in your body of the report:
Hydrogen, Alkali metals, earth alkali metals, rare earth elements, group 4a elements, group 5a elemetns, group 6a elements, halogens and transition metals.