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The fact that gold is an excellent conductor of heat means that it can have heat travel from an area of high temperature to one of low temperature quickly. Gold is excellent for this because it is a metal.
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If a metal has a high specific heat capacity does that mean it is a better electrical conductor than one that has a low specific heat?
Whether or not a substance is a conductor is not an indicator of its specific heat. This applies to either an electrical conductor or a thermal conductor. There is generally no direct correlation between a substance's ability to conduct electricity or heat and the specific heat of that substance.
Are good conductors?
good conductor mean thing that conduct heat or electricity because of moving ions
What does pie mean in the sentence Silver is the best conductor of electricity followed by copper then gold then pie?
It means that someone is playing a joke on you. Pie is either a food or part of the explanation of the circumference of a circle, the others are metals.
What does lgb mean in gold?
What does lgb mean in gold
Can metals conduct heat well?
Steel is a great conductor of heat. The traditional skillet cooking plate relies upon this principal. Imagine a branding iron or even a simple clothes iron... these are all examples of iron conducting heat well.
What the term conductor mean and privid an example?
something that transmits energy, usually heat or electricity Example Copper is an excellent electrical conductor.
Is good heat conductor a metal?
If you mean, is metal a good conductor of heat, yes. That is one of the characteristics of a metal.
What is the white area on a spoon mean?
It is a bad conductor of heat
Is glass a poor conductor?
It depends on whether you mean heat conductor or electrical conductor; in either case it is a poor conductor at room temperature; but at very high temperature it is a good electrical conductor but still a poor heat conductor
Is poor conductor is also poor heat the reason?
Both Electricity and Heat are forms of energy. If an element were a poor conductor of both it would simply mean that particular element was a poor conductor of energy.
What does a good thermal conductor mean?
It allows heat to travel through it easily.
What is the world's second best conductor?
The phrase "best conductor" is somewhat deceptive because conductance is often associated with resistivity. As an example, some consider Silver to be a better conductor than Gold because it has a slightly lower resitivity, but fail to take temperature into account. When electrical current passes through a conductor, it causes the conductor to heat up. As Silver heats up, it's resistivity remains relatively constant, but as Gold heats up, it's resistivity drops. So at room temperature, Silver appears to be a better conductor than Gold, but in pratice, Gold conducts better than Silver. Currently there is a new material known as Graphene that may turn out to be an even better conductor than either Gold or Silver. So when asked which conductor is best, the answer may soon be Graphene, followed by Gold, followed by Silver. Unless of course you mean "Which conductor has the lowest resistivity at room temperature?"
What does gold is a conducter of heat mean?
means that gold can get hot easily
What does the term conductor mean?
Something which allows the passage of a form of energy such as heat or electricity.
Is floil an insulator or a conductor?
What is floil? Do you mean aluminum foil? If so, metals conduct heat fairly well.
What are good conductor?
Metal, and Copper are good examples of conductors.
What does the science word conductor mean?
Conductor means something that conducts or allows to pass through itself. for eg. plastic is a bad conductor of heat. now that means heat won't pass through plastic but it would certainly burn. But on the contrary, metal like aluminium would let heat pass through itself without burning itself as a result, we say that aluminium is a good conductor of heat.
