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A material that allows an electric current to flow through it is an electrical conductor. A material through which an electric current cannot flow easily is called an insulator. Which statement best describes the difference between an insulator and a conductor?



An insulator has a static charge, and a conductor does not.

A conductor contains more electrons than an insulator.

A conductor is a metal, and an insulator is any material that is not a metal.

An insulator does not have electrons that are free to move, and a conductor does.

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An insulator does not have electrons that are free to move, and a conductor does.

The difference between an insulator and a conductor is defined by the statement D.

A conductor has electrons to transmit the energy while an insulator does not.

Difference between Insulator and Conductor

The conductors contain electrons to transfer energy. These electrons move freely in a conductor. When the charge is transferred to a conductor, it allows electrons to carry that charge and distribute across the entire surface of the conductor. This is known as electron movement.

Insulators contain atoms that are highly bonded and not ready to move easily. When the charge is transferred to an insulator, it does not allow electrons to carry that charge and the charge will remain at its initial location. The electrons are highly bonded with each other that they are not ready to move.

Hence we can conclude that an insulator does not permit its electron to transmit the charge.

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