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No it is an insulator, since it does not conduct current (as long as it is dry).
It would not be my first choice as an insulator since it is flammable, and generates toxic gasses when it is burned.
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∙ 8y agoStyrofoam is not a conductor.
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Will a metal cup or a styrofoam cup keep the hot water warm after a short time?
It is the Styrofoam cup as it is not a good conductor of heat but the metal cup is a good conductor of heat.
Is polystyrene a solid liquid or gas?
Styrofoam (as with Styrofoam Coolers ) Are A SolidAs foam cooler manufacturers, we at the LoBoy foam cooler company ( http://www.loboy.com ) can assure you that "Styrofoam" (better known these days as Expanded Polystyrene since nobody's running around buying actual styrofoam coolers ) is indeed a solid! When you buy a styrofoam cooler you're actually buying an EPS (expanded polystyrene) foam cooler and, yes, they are 100% recyclable if a recycler has the right equipment.
Is plastic or Styrofoam the poorest conductor of heat?
The answer to this question depends on the magic word NIC. NIC is short for non-intercellular. This means that the tiny cells within the foam do not connect with each other. The foam does not soak up lots of water. You can't blow air through it. A plastic foam which is NIC is a very poor conductor of heat - a good insulator. A plastic foam which is intercellular is not a good conductor, but it is nowhere near as poor as NIC foam. Its best use is as a sponge for soaking up water.
Does metal containers keep food hot?
Metal is a good conductor of heat, therefore heat leaks out of it easily, and it does not keep food hot all that well. Styrofoam keeps food hot.
What is the solubility of styrofoam pellets?
This depends on what you are trying to use to dissolve the Styrofoam. Gasoline will dissolve Styrofoam. Water will not.
Is a Styrofoam cooler conductor or insulator?
Insulator
Is styrofoam insulator or conductor?
Styrofoam is an insulator.
Is Styrofoam a good electrical conductor?
No
Does news paper keep ice from melting?
Layers of newspaper can act as a primitive cooler if you wrap ice in them. The more newspaper, the better, but it won't keep it from melting as long as a styrofoam or plastic cooler would.
How does a styrofoam cooler keep cold?
styrofoam is an insulator. It only works if thematerial stored is already cold.
Is Styrofoam a conductor or an insulator?
it is very good insulator
Will a metal cup or a styrofoam cup keep the hot water warm after a short time?
It is the Styrofoam cup as it is not a good conductor of heat but the metal cup is a good conductor of heat.
Is polystyrene a solid liquid or gas?
Styrofoam (as with Styrofoam Coolers ) Are A SolidAs foam cooler manufacturers, we at the LoBoy foam cooler company ( http://www.loboy.com ) can assure you that "Styrofoam" (better known these days as Expanded Polystyrene since nobody's running around buying actual styrofoam coolers ) is indeed a solid! When you buy a styrofoam cooler you're actually buying an EPS (expanded polystyrene) foam cooler and, yes, they are 100% recyclable if a recycler has the right equipment.
Is a styrofoam a good conducter of heat or a bad conductor of heat?
It is a bad conductor of heat, that is why it is used as an insulating material.
Is a cooler a conductor or a insulator?
Insulator
Is a ice?
Is a cooler a insulator or conductor
Is a cooler a conductor or insulator?
Insulator
