Copper Wiring | Raw to Ready: Mack Truck

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Raw to Ready Mack Truck Copper Wiring conductive atoms electrons current electricity resistance
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Science STEAM
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Copper Wiring | Raw to Ready: Mack Truck

This image taken from Raw to Ready: Mack Truck demonstrates why copper is so conductive. Because the atoms are surrounded by a virtual sea of free electrons, a current can move through very easily with negligible resistance.
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PBS Learning Media

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