Rank the following materials from least conductive 1 to most

Rank the following materials from least conductive (1) to most conductive (5). Use what you know about each of the materials, today\'s slides, and the given info. PVC (polyvinyl chloride, plastic) silcon (106 kJ/mol band gap) germanium (64 kJ/mol band gap) graphite gold

Solution

The order of conductivity is as follow

1) PVC (POLYVINYL CHLORIDE)

2) SILICON

3) GERMANIUM

4) GRAPHITE

5) GOLD.

Gold is a metal and graphite is a good conductor of electricity and those two are the best and since germanium has less band gap , it is better compared to silicon and last comes PVC