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CAIE IGCSE Physics 4.2.2.3 Electrical conduction in metals in

Practise linking current in metals to mobile electrons and using metal structure to explain why copper wires conduct well.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Physics 0625

Exam points

  • identify free electrons as the moving charged particles in a metal wire
  • explain good metallic conduction from delocalised electrons in the structure

4.2.2.3—Electrical conduction in metals in question 1

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State, in terms of their structure, why metals are good conductors of electricity.

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