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     Insulator  | 
   
     Bad conductor  | 
  
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     Substances which do not allow electricity to pass through them are called insulators.  | 
   
     Substances which allow very less electricity to pass through them are called bad conductors.  | 
  
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     They do not allow electricity to pass through them.  | 
   
     They allow electricity to pass through them.  | 
  
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     For example, plastic.  | 
   
     For example, mica.  |