What is the difference between a Good Conductor and Bad Conductor?


Hello Diksha,


The difference between a Good Conductor and Bad Conductor are as follow:

Good Conductor

Bad Conductor

1. Good conductors are those materials that allow electricity to pass through them easily. Bad conductors are those materials that do not allow electricity to pass through them.
2. Good conductors have less resistance to the flow of electric current Bad conductors have high resistance to the flow of electric current.
3. Good conductors have large numbers of free moving electrons. Bad conductors have very few numbers of free moving electrons.
4. Metals like silver, copper, aluminum, etc are good conductors. 

Materials like rubber, glass, wood, etc are bad conductors.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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