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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Physical: Electro Chemistry

Question:

Certain materials have zero resistivity or infinite conductivity. They are known as:

Options:

Conductors

Semiconductors

Superconductors

Insulators

Correct Answer:

Superconductors

Explanation:

Certain materials called superconductors by definition have zero resistivity or infinite conductivity. Earlier, only metals and their alloys at very low temperatures (0 to 15 K) were known to behave as superconductors, but nowadays a number of ceramic materials and mixed oxides are also known to show superconductivity at temperatures as high as 150 K.