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Are plastic cups better than polystyrene cups?
The majority of plastic cups can be reused or recycled. Polystyrene, or foam, cups are not widely recyclable. Cost wise, plastic cups tend to more inexpensive than polystyrene cups.
What will insulate better a foam or plastic cup?
Foam will insulate better than plastic.
What is a good example of an insulator you can find at home?
mugs,foam cups and plastic cups
Why do foam cups insulate better than glass cups?
Foam lets extra cold air reach the water
Does plastic hair curlers work the same as foam ones?
Yes, but I have always found the plastic better. They hold the hair better and aren't squishy like the foam.
What are some insulaters of heat?
air,wool garments, plastic foam cups,rubber,wood,cotton
Is foam a kind of plastic?
Foam is NOT plastic!
Which type of cups keep hot water hottest polystyrene plastic glass?
Polystyrene is a plastic. I think you meant "polystyrene foam", which would be correct.
Which is the best insulator stira foam card board aluminum foil or a plastic container?
stira foam is a better insulator because it will keep it warm
For water in glass plastic or styrofoam cups - which will freeze fastest?
Assuming they are the same or similar shape and volume, water in glass would freeze first, then plastic then foam. Foam allows transfer of heat out of water more slowly than plastic and the glass probably has the highest rate of heat radiation of the three.
Does soda pop foam more in styrofoam cups plastic or glass?
Probably plastic cups, but it would depend on the comparative smoothness of the containers. the dissolved gas in soda needs a nucleation site to form a gas bubble, this can be a dirt particle or in this case the walls of the container.
How many years that the foam biodegrade?
Foam? Like old coffee cups and such? They never biodegrade. Unlike plastic that will take a thousand years foam will never biodegrade. In ten millions years of something is digging in the ground, it could find your cup that you left behind.
