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  • 06-03-2016
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explain how being a metal, metalloid, or non-metal affects conductivity

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  • 11-06-2018

Answer

Metals are better conductors that metalloids and non-metals.


Explanations

Metals have free electrons that facilitate the conductivity of heat. When a metal is heated at one end the electrons at that end gain kinetic energy and a carry heat energy from one end to the other.

Metalloids on the other hand lies between a metal and a non-metal. They would conduct heat but not as effective as metals.

For non-metal, they do not have free electron and so they do not conduct heat at all.   

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