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  2. Electrical conductor - Wikipedia

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    Liquids made of compounds with only covalent bonds cannot conduct electricity. Certain organic ionic liquids , by contrast, can conduct an electric current. While pure water is not an electrical conductor, even a small portion of ionic impurities, such as salt , can rapidly transform it into a conductor.

  3. Ionic conductivity (solid state) - Wikipedia

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    Ionic conductivity (denoted by λ) is a measure of a substance's tendency towards ionic conduction. Ionic conduction is the movement of ions. The phenomenon is observed in solids and solutions. Ionic conduction is one mechanism of current. [1]

  4. Solid state ionics - Wikipedia

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    Power density vs. energy density for different classes of solid state ionics systems used for energy storage and conversion. Solid-state ionics is the study of ionic-electronic mixed conductor and fully ionic conductors (solid electrolytes) and their uses.

  5. Electricity - Wikipedia

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    Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations.

  6. Conductive polymer - Wikipedia

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    Conductive polymers or, more precisely, intrinsically conducting polymers (ICPs) are organic polymers that conduct electricity. [1] [2] Such compounds may have metallic conductivity or can be semiconductors. The main advantage of conductive polymers is that they are easy to process, mainly by dispersion.

  7. Sources of electrical energy - Wikipedia

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    Friction is the least-used of the six methods of producing energy. If a cloth rubs against an object, the object will display an effect called friction electricity. The object becomes charged due to the rubbing process, and now possesses an static electrical charge, hence it is also called static electricity. There are two main types of ...

  8. Electrolyte - Wikipedia

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    An electrolyte is a substance that conducts electricity through the movement of ions, but not through the movement of electrons. [1] [2] [3] This includes most soluble salts, acids, and bases, dissolved in a polar solvent like water. Upon dissolving, the substance separates into cations and anions, which disperse uniformly throughout the ...

  9. Valence and conduction bands - Wikipedia

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    In solid-state physics, the valence band and conduction band are the bands closest to the Fermi level, and thus determine the electrical conductivity of the solid. In nonmetals, the valence band is the highest range of electron energies in which electrons are normally present at absolute zero temperature, while the conduction band is the lowest range of vacant electronic states.