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Which of the following are conductors and which are insulators?

Sulphur, Silver, Copper, Cotton, Aluminium, Air, Nichrome, Graphite, Paper, Porcelain, Mercury, Mica, Bakelite, Polythene, Manganin.

Conductor allow electric current to pass through them, so here conductors are Silver, Copper, Aluminum, Nichrome, Graphite, Mercury, Manganin and insulator do not allow current to pass through them, so here insulators are Sulphur, Cotton, Air, Paper, Porcelain, Mica, Bakelite, Polythene


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