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Give scientific reasons:
Metals are good conductors of electricity while non-metlas are bad conductors of electricity.

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Metals have free electrons whereas non-metal do not have free electrons. Due to movement of free electrons, metals are good conductors of electricity whereas non-metals are not.
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