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

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a

Silver is very expensive

b

Oxidised easily

c

Both (1) and (2)

d

None of these 

answer is C.

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Though silver is a very good conductor of electricity but still that is not used in electric wiring primarily due to its cost. It's very expensive compared to the widely used wiring material, copper. Another reason for not using silver is that it oxidizes easily and tarnishes when it comes in contact with air.
  
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Silver is a good conductor of electricity. Yet electricity wires are not made up of silver because ?