Written by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
Materials that allow electric charges to flow through them easily.
Related terms
Resistivity: The measure of a material's ability to oppose the flow of electric current.
Insulator: A material that does not allow electric charges to move freely, acting as a roadblock on our 'electricity highway'.
Semiconductor: A material whose conductivity falls between that of conductors and insulators. It's like a smaller road or street in our 'electricity highway' analogy.