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An insulator, compared to a conductor of the same size, offers:

Question
An insulator, compared to a conductor of the same size, offers:
Much lower resistance
The same resistance
Much higher resistance
Zero resistance
Answer
Much higher resistance
Detailed Explanation
Insulators have very high resistivity, so they offer much higher resistance than conductors of the same dimensions.
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