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Matter can be classified according to its “specific” electrical conductivity σ into electrical insulators (σ = 10−22−10−12 Ω−1 cm−1), semiconductors (σ = 10−12−103 Ω−1 cm−1), and conductors (σ > 103 Ω−1 cm−1). Super conductors have a specific electrical conductivity of about 1020 Ω−1 cm−1. The electrical conductivity is the reciprocal of the electrical resistance. Since electrical resistance is measured in ohms, the unit of conductivity is often written as mho instead of ohm−1 in American scientific literature.
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Elias, HG. (1984). Electrical Properties. In: Macromolecules · 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7367-8_13
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