Silver is a good conductor of electricity. Yet electricity wires are not made up of silver. Why?


Silver and Copper are good conductors of electricity. But Silver is very expensive when compared with Copper, hence copper is widely used as the material for electricity wires, not silver.

Answer: Silver and Copper are good conductors of electricity. But Silver is very expensive when compared with Copper, hence copper is widely used as the material for electricity wires, not silver.