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Solids and Plasmas

Question 1 • Chemistry Honors A

Which reason best explains why plasmas are good conductors of electricity?

Answer
A
They have mobile charged particles.
B
They are at extremely high temperatures.
C
They are made up of particles in fixed positions.
D
They have slow-moving nuclei that carry electricity.

Explanation

Electric current is the movement of charged particles. In a plasma, electrons and ions can move freely, so they carry electric charge through the material. This makes “They have mobile charged particles” the best explanation; high temperature may create a plasma but does not itself explain its conductivity.

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