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If testing shows an element is a poor conductor of electricity, it is probably a(n)

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An electrical insulator.
Insulator is something opposite to conductor, electricity cannot transfer through it easily. Therefore we can say a poor conductor is also a good insulator.
Examples of electrical insulators include plastic, wood, cloth etc. Because they are lack of free electrons that cannot transfer electricity fast enough.
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