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Well, this would depend on the type of plastic, as plastics are synthetic materials they vary tremendously in their chemical compositions. Most plastics however have quite a low heat capacity and in general plastic insulating materials have volumetric heat capacities of ~0.130x10^6 J/m^3*K (@20deg C) or lower. In addition they have low thermal conductivities of 0.03 W/mK (only 0.005 higher then air!). Hope this helped if you were still looking for your answer.
[Disclaimer: This post is purely for educational purposes and should not be taken as precise scientific measurements. In other words don't use this information to try to build something that might explode if this answer is not completely accurate.]
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How does heat capacity makes water a good heat sink?
If a body of water has a high heat capacity, it can store more thermal energy making it a good heat sink.
Should thermos have high or low heat capacity?
calorimeters should have a low heat capacity
Does sand have a high or low specific heat capacity?
sand have low specific heat capacity.
Water is a good coolant because of its hig heat of?
Water has a high heat capacity, so it can absorbs a lot of heat in comparison to other molecules of the same amount or volume.
Does cooking pot have low or high specific heat capacity?
Low heat capacity for effective heating.
What property of water makes it so your high temperature will go down?
Water has a high heat capacity and a high specific heat capacity 4.184 kJ/kg/K
Do covalent bonds give water a low heat capacity?
Water is covalently bonded and has a high heat capacity.
What is high heat capacity?
A substance with a high specific heat capacity is one that needs a lot of heat energy pumped into it in order to raise its temperature. Substances with relatively high specific heat capacities include water, rock, and potatoes.
Would it be better to have pots and pans made from material with a high specific heat capacity or low specific heat capacity?
Higher Heat
Does a substance that cools up quickly have high or low specific heat capacity?
It would have a LOW specific heat capacity because -- the subst heats up quickly which means you would use less heat capacity.
Does metal with high heat capacity raise temperature of water more than a metal with low heat capacity?
yes
Why ocean is slow to heat and slow to cool?
Water has a high heat capacity
