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AybPhysics
Hi Dear,
First of all I thank the administrators and the whole team that runs this forum for having accepted me to be part of this great family and also for the quality of this forum.
So, I have a question regarding conductivity which is an inherent property of material, Currently I take a course online, And professor mentioned that the conductivity depends on the number of valence electrons (the outer shell), But: Iron and Copper have the same number of valence electrons (= 2) and yet the conductivity of copper is higher.
My question then are the other factors that determines the intrinsic conductivity of a material ?
Thank you so much in advance for the answer and your time
First of all I thank the administrators and the whole team that runs this forum for having accepted me to be part of this great family and also for the quality of this forum.
So, I have a question regarding conductivity which is an inherent property of material, Currently I take a course online, And professor mentioned that the conductivity depends on the number of valence electrons (the outer shell), But: Iron and Copper have the same number of valence electrons (= 2) and yet the conductivity of copper is higher.
My question then are the other factors that determines the intrinsic conductivity of a material ?
Thank you so much in advance for the answer and your time
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