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Almost everything is a good conductor of sound, but a conductor of heat and electricity are usually only metals. A nonmetal can be an insulator, or something that doesn't conduct things, for heat and electricity.

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In general, metals are good conductors of electricity, while nonmetals are typically poor conductors. Nonmetals are more likely to be nonconductors compared to metals.

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If a substance have free electrons or ions, then it can act as a conductor of electricity. Metals have free electrons and hence generally act as good conductors of electricity.

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Most metals are conductors. Some don't conduct all that well, but nearly all of them conduct better than most nonmetals.

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Conductors are usually metals, except non metals, such as, graphite, which are good conductors of electricity.

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All metals are conductive, and some non- metals are conductive such as Carbon.

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if an item conducts electricity it is a Metal

Graphite, a form of carbon which makes up the leads in pencils is the only non-metal that conducts electricity

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Many materials are nonconductors: porcelain, coal, concrete, bricks etc.

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