Electrical current flows easily through a conductor, but does not flow through an insulator. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

In material science, conductors are objects—usually metals—that have loosely-packed electrons that allow for the free flow of electricity (think copper, zinc, and gold), whereas insulators are ...

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