Question

This week, you completed a simulation in which you tested conductivity of various materials to see if you could complete the circuit and light the bulb. The screenshot above shows you a simple circuit, along with an opening for different objects to be tested. Among the objects provided in the simulation are the following:A dollar billA coinA paper clipAn eraserQuestion to answer:Which two objects listed would act as conductors if clipped into the circuit, and which two objects listed would act as insulators? Please include a sentence to summarize how you'd know if each object is considered a conductor or insulator based on the way the circuit is arranged.hi, can someone help me with this? you don’t have to give me an answer or anything cause i know it’s a lot but maybe tell me the steps on how to find the answer?

Answer 1

We will have the following:

From the options provided we can see that the two objects that could act as conductors in order to complete the circuit are the two metallic objects: the coin and the paper clip; reason being that metals are most of the time much better conductors than other materials.

The two objects then that could potentially act as insulators are the dollar bill and the eraser; reason being in part process of elimination and the fact that paper and the material of the eraser are most of the times bad conductors and present a high resistance value due to the nature of the material.