Essays Tagged: "conductor of electricity"

This is a full report on elemental Mercury.

ut can be found in cinnabar ore, in Italy and Spain. It doesn't conduct heat well, but it is a fair conductor of electricity.No one knows where, or when Mercury was discovered. All we know is that it ...

(1 pages) 31 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

This is a full report on elemental Mercury.

ut can be found in cinnabar ore, in Italy and Spain. It doesn't conduct heat well, but it is a fair conductor of electricity.No one knows where, or when Mercury was discovered. All we know is that it ...

(1 pages) 26 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Element Mercury

m cinnabar ore in Egypt in about 1500 BC. Mercury is member of the transition metals, and is a poor conductor of heat, but a fair conductor of electricity.Mercury is very dangerous. In fact, it's toxi ...

(2 pages) 25 0 4.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Diamond and Graphite.

ch all other minerals. It has a hardness of 10MOHS. Has a high melting point. Graphite is a conductor of electricity. All minerals can scratch graphite but it is difficult for a graphite to sc ... uct electricity or not. Like diamond can't conduct electricity; it's an insulator but graphite is a conductor as it can conduct electricity.3. Why are high temperature not enough to convert GRAPHITE i ...

(4 pages) 21 1 1.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Carbon and its allotropes

qualities - they make excellent abrasives because they are the hardest known mineral. It is a poor conductor of electricity.Graphite: Graphite is one of the most common allotropes of Carbon. Graphite ... e is one of the most common allotropes of Carbon. Graphite is a soft, slippery solid that is a good conductor. It is also a very good lubricant (something that reduces friction between two moving surf ...

(1 pages) 30 1 3.8 Apr/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Mercury

er due to its silvery- white color mercury was named after the planet mercury. Although it's a good conductor of electricity mercury is a poor conductor of heat and its a fairly unreactive metal and i ...

(2 pages) 1630 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

The production, characteristics and use of alumin

e barrier to the effects of air, temperature, moisture and chemical attack.?h Aluminium is a superb conductor of electricity. This property allied with other intrinsic qualities has ensured the replac ... he operating temperature range, and also improve resistance to abrasion. Aluminium is a much better conductor of heat than cast iron therefore reducing the maximum piston-crown operating temperature. ...

(6 pages) 12 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry