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polystyrene along with other porous (objects which have a lot of air in them) such as Styrofoam water, wood and other materials are insulators, not conductors.
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Is Polystyrene a good thermal conductor?
No, it's not, though it's better than you might think if you equate polystyrene with Styrofoam. Styrofoam is made of polystyrene, but it's the trapped air that makes it such a good insulator.
Is a cup a good conductor?
It's not the object that matters, but what it's made of . A metal cup will be a very good conductor, and an expanded polystyrene one a very poor conductor.
Which is a better conductor wood or polystyrene?
Polystyrene is a better insulator. It is often used as insulation on houses.
Styrofoam cups are poor conductors of heat?
Polystyrene is a poor conductor of heat; it is largely used as a thermal insulator.
Why are cool boxes lined with expanded polystyrene with air bubbles in it?
Air is a poor conductor of heat. Likewise, the thin walls of the bubbles of polystyrene are poor conductors. Bubbles of air, rigidly fixed in a polystyrene matrix, cannot transfer heat by convection. That leaves reducing radiation as the only unaddressed mechanism for controlling heat loss. Its low cost and ability to be molded makes expanded polystyrene an economical choice for an effective insulator.
Is polystyrene conductive?
no it is not a electrical conductor
Is Polystyrene a good thermal conductor?
No, it's not, though it's better than you might think if you equate polystyrene with Styrofoam. Styrofoam is made of polystyrene, but it's the trapped air that makes it such a good insulator.
Is expanded polystyrene a thermosetting or thermoforming plastic?
Polystyrene is a very poor conductor of heat. This is why its used as an insulator in some products.
Is a cup a good conductor?
It's not the object that matters, but what it's made of . A metal cup will be a very good conductor, and an expanded polystyrene one a very poor conductor.
Which is a better conductor wood or polystyrene?
Polystyrene is a better insulator. It is often used as insulation on houses.
Is a cup a conductors?
It's not the object that matters, but what it's made of . A metal cup will be a very good conductor, and an expanded polystyrene one a very poor conductor.
Styrofoam cups are poor conductors of heat?
Polystyrene is a poor conductor of heat; it is largely used as a thermal insulator.
Why are cool boxes lined with expanded polystyrene with air bubbles in it?
Air is a poor conductor of heat. Likewise, the thin walls of the bubbles of polystyrene are poor conductors. Bubbles of air, rigidly fixed in a polystyrene matrix, cannot transfer heat by convection. That leaves reducing radiation as the only unaddressed mechanism for controlling heat loss. Its low cost and ability to be molded makes expanded polystyrene an economical choice for an effective insulator.
Which materials are best at keeping you warm?
Ones that are good insulators of heat or can trap pockets of air to insulate as air is a terrible conductor of heat. E.g. Polystyrene
Which cup keeps hot water the hottest polystyrene or metal?
Polystyrene (especially the expanded "Styrofoam (R)" type) is a good insulator. Metals are good conductors of heat.The insulating cup will maintain a greater heat differential than the conductor so if there is a liquid in the cup that is at a greater temperature than the surroundings, the metal cup will loose more heat than the polystyrene cup.
Is polystyrene biodegradable?
Polystyrene is NOT biodegradable
What is rigid polystyrene?
Rigid polystyrene is a hard plastic Rigid polystyrene is a hard plastic
