is copper the BEST conductor??? (clear explanation)

Many people have a general idea of what the word "conductor" means in an electrical context. In this video I explain how conductors work on the atomic level and how electrons flow in a conductor. I will provide answers to questions like "why is copper so common in circuits today" and "what makes a metal a good conductor". I hope you enjoy the video and learn something new! Please feel free to leave any comments or questions you have below.

[TN_HondaDad]

I applaud your effort and a nice simple explanation w/o getting too deep which one easily can do with a topic like this, especially when most Gen Z doesn't even know how many dimes are in a dollar of what country borders the US.

[MikeMike]

Good job man keep it up, this question has been bugging me all week.

[OskarBV]

Thank u very much for helping with my exam me dude. Much love from Denmark

[Bee]

Hi - thank you for this explanation. Would you happen to know how a grounding mat with copper wires works ? I have one and it was working perfectly in the beginning but now I feel there is static electricity when I touch it. Would love to talk to someone who can understand what’s happening.

[fannypachecoserrano]

Can somebody explain me why is it copper betther than gold if golds free electron is farther away from the nucleous in a higher ring

[ElRealista]

I noticed that when I put my ring on it almost instantly got warm the silver

[FerventDissent]

What source or evidence do you have that the reason silver is better is the electron is farther from the nucleus?

[gowrii]

Sir, Gold, silver, platinum has outermost free electrons for conducting electricity....then how could these metals be Nobel metals?

[mikeneu]

I would rather have and be even less educated by Joe Biden attempting to explain this

[finepieces]

Dumb question or maybe not but is this physics ?