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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.
Which is a better conductor wood or polystyrene?
Polystyrene is a better insulator. It is often used as insulation on houses.
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 metal stronger than styrofoam?
Yes, metal is very much stronger than Styrofoam. Note, Styrofoam is a brand trade mark, forextruded polystyrene foam, much used as an insulator and packaging material.
Is plastic a better insulator than metal?
No, it is not. Metals conduct heat much better than most plastics. However, if the metal is used as a reflector of radiated heat, it will insulate better than plastic would.
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.
Which is a better conductor wood or polystyrene?
Polystyrene is a better insulator. It is often used as insulation on houses.
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 metal stronger than styrofoam?
Yes, metal is very much stronger than Styrofoam. Note, Styrofoam is a brand trade mark, forextruded polystyrene foam, much used as an insulator and packaging material.
Why is an experiment performed in a polystyrene cup and not in a glass beaker?
The polystyrene cup is a better insulator than metal, metal is a good conductor of heat and so would transfer the heat from the reaction to the air outside it, where polystyrene keeps the heat inside. This enables you to get a much more accurate reading, as less heat has escaped.
Is plastic a better insulator than metal?
No, it is not. Metals conduct heat much better than most plastics. However, if the metal is used as a reflector of radiated heat, it will insulate better than plastic would.
Is glass or metal a better conductor?
Glass has a higher conductivity than thin plastic but,it is still lower than metal so metal may be a better conductor
Is polypropylene better than polystyrene?
That depends on how you define "better" and what you're using it for.
Is a knights armor a better insulator than a winter coat?
Nope. It's metal. Metal isn't a good insulator. It gets cold or hot too easily. A winter coat easily maintains a warm state most often.
What Lightning is more likely to strike a metal tower than a rubber hose because?
metal is a conductor and rubber is an insulator
Is fibreglass a better insulator than vacuum?
No. If you can get it, vacuum is the best insulator.
Which material is the best insulator of heat plastic polyestyrene or metal?
It is difficult to say without knowing which metal (aluminum, gold, iron, lead, etc) but if we were to compare polyesterene and iron, iron conducts heat about 1000 times better than polyestyrene.In general, the plastic would be a better insulator.
