Input interpretation
period 3 elements | electrical conductivity
Summary
median | 1×10^7 S/m highest | 3.8×10^7 S/m (aluminum) lowest | 1×10^-15 S/m (sulfur) distribution | | (based on 7 values; 1 unavailable)
Entity with missing value
argon
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 7 | sulfur | | 2.6×10^-23 | 1 6 | chlorine | | 2.6×10^-10 | 1×10^13 5 | silicon | | 2.6×10^-5 | 1×10^18 4 | phosphorus | | 0.26 | 1×10^22 3 | sodium | | 0.6 | 2.1×10^22 2 | magnesium | | 0.6 | 2.3×10^22 1 | aluminum | | 1 | 3.8×10^22
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Electrical conductivity rankings
1 | sulfur | 1×10^-15 S/m 2 | chlorine | 0.01 S/m 3 | silicon | 1000 S/m 4 | phosphorus | 1×10^7 S/m 5 | sodium | 2.1×10^7 S/m 6 | magnesium | 2.3×10^7 S/m 7 | aluminum | 3.8×10^7 S/m (based on 7 values; 1 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median electrical conductivity 1×10^7 S/m
10 MS/m (megasiemens per meter)
10000 S/mm (siemens per milimeter)
100000 S/cm (siemens per centimeter)
0.01 ab℧/m (abmhos per meter) (unit officially deprecated)
0.01 emus (unit officially deprecated)
9×10^16 esus (unit officially deprecated)
2.2 atomic units
Comparisons for median electrical conductivity 1×10^7 S/m
≈ ( 0.17 ≈ 1/6 ) × conductivity of copper ( ≈ 5.9×10^7 S/m )
≈ 0.26 × conductivity of aluminum ( ≈ 3.8×10^7 S/m )
Corresponding quantity
Resistivity ρ from ρ = 1/σ: | 1×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters)