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metal conductivity (fwd)



A contributor to the sister, Chemical Educator's list asks

Can anyone explain, on an atomic level, why copper and silver are better
conductors of heat and electricity than the other transition metals?

-- Challenge broadens the vista of capability --

John N. Cooper, Chemistry
Bucknell University
Lewisburg PA 17837-2005
jcooper@bucknell.edu
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