Why is silver the most electrically conductive pure element?
micha...@aol.com
Salmon Egg
<4a01ca40-9e0b-439c...@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
"micha...@aol.com" <micha...@aol.com> wrote:
> I am looking for an answer at about a B.S. in chem level.
Something has to be.
Ag is relatively dense and monovalent. It also is available in high
purity and can be prepared qith few dislocations.
Bill
micha...@aol.com
> In article
> <4a01ca40-9e0b-439c-911b-fdc4e8deb...@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
>
> "michalc...@aol.com" <michalc...@aol.com> wrote:
> > I am looking for an answer at about a B.S. in chem level.
>
> Something has to be.
>
> Ag is relatively dense and monovalent. It also is available in high
> purity and can be prepared qith few dislocations.
>
> Bill
I can't say I am really satified with this answer. Wouldn't gold be
expected to be even more conductive then?
Bruce Sinclair
>On May 15, 4:04=A0pm, Salmon Egg <Salmon...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> In article
>> <4a01ca40-9e0b-439c-911b-fdc4e8deb...@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
>>
>> > I am looking for an answer at about a B.S. in chem level.
>>
>> Something has to be.
>>
>> Ag is relatively dense and monovalent. It also is available in high
>> purity and can be prepared qith few dislocations.
>>
>expected to be even more conductive then?
.. and does the temperature make any difference ? :)
micha...@aol.com
(Bruce Sinclair) wrote:
> In article <7d257a74-c486-450e-bec5-6697ffcdf...@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, "michalc...@aol.com" <michalc...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >On May 15, 4:04=A0pm, Salmon Egg <Salmon...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >> In article
> >> <4a01ca40-9e0b-439c-911b-fdc4e8deb...@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
>
> >> =A0"michalc...@aol.com" <michalc...@aol.com> wrote:
> >> > I am looking for an answer at about a B.S. in chem level.
>
> >> Something has to be.
>
> >> Ag is relatively dense and monovalent. It also is available in high
> >> purity and can be prepared qith few dislocations.
>
> >I can't say I am really satified with this answer. Wouldn't gold be
> >expected to be even more conductive then?
>
> .. and does the temperature make any difference ? :)
I don't get the joke.
Bruce Sinclair
>On May 18, 4:00=A0pm, bruce.sincl...@NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz
>(Bruce Sinclair) wrote:
>> In article <7d257a74-c486-450e-bec5-6697ffcdf...@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.c=
>> >> In article
>> >> <4a01ca40-9e0b-439c-911b-fdc4e8deb...@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
>>
>> >> > I am looking for an answer at about a B.S. in chem level.
>>
>> >> Something has to be.
>>
>> >> Ag is relatively dense and monovalent. It also is available in high
>> >> purity and can be prepared qith few dislocations.
>>
>> >I can't say I am really satified with this answer. Wouldn't gold be
>> >expected to be even more conductive then?
>>
>> .. and does the temperature make any difference ? :)
>
conductor IIRC. What happens to all those relativities of conduction at
temperatures other than 'normal/usual' ?
Salmon Egg
<7d257a74-c486-450e...@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
"micha...@aol.com" <micha...@aol.com> wrote:
> I can't say I am really satified with this answer. Wouldn't gold be
> expected to be even more conductive then?
IIRC, the original post pleaded ignorance. I cannot produce a few words
that will magically make up for the ignorance.
The color of gold, and copper, is an indication that the plasma
frequency of the is relatively low. That in turn indicates that the
carrier (electron) density is low compared to silver. You do not
indicate that you understand the effect of purity and mechanical work
hardening of metal on conductivity.
Bill
Salmon Egg
bruce.s...@NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz (Bruce Sinclair)
wrote:
> Not a joke, a question. Really cold copper, for example is a super
> conductor IIRC. What happens to all those relativities of conduction at
> temperatures other than 'normal/usual' ?
Copper does not become superconductive. Lower temperatures do reduce
electron scattering off of phonons.
Bill