|
Material
|
Copper
|
Aluminium
|
Silver
|
Nickel
|
|
Resistivity
(Ωm)
|
1.62 x 10
– 8
|
2.63 x 10
– 8
|
1.60 x 10
– 8
|
6.48 x 10
– 8
|
From the above
table we find that of all the metals, silver has the lowest resistivity (1.60 x
10 – 8 Ωm), which means that silver offers the least resistance to
the flow of current through it. Thus, silver metal is the best conductor of
electricity.
