Is air a conductor or insulator? Does humidity matter?

AHobo · Sep 10, 2008

Is air a conductor or insulator? Does it matter about humidity?

Also, is all forms of carbon insulators or conductors?

ZapperZ · Sep 10, 2008

Are you talking about electrical or thermal conductor/insulator? If it is the former, do you care at what potential difference range where it has such behavior? And what forms of carbon are you considering ("all" is rather vague if you intend to include graphene).

Zz.

AHobo · Sep 10, 2008

actually don't worry

Is air a conductor or insulator? Does humidity matter?

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