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An insulator is the name of this substance.
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Is used to separate magnetic material other substances?
Matter
Can a cold spoon transfer heat?
No. Heat can only be transferred to a cold spoon, not the other way round (as there is no heat in a cold spoon to transfer). A simple example is when a cold teaspoon is used to stir a hot cup of tea. When the spoon is withdrawn, it is hot.
Does cold absorb heat?
Sort of. In terms of physics, technically there is no such thing as cold. There is only heat, which is than measured on a scale to show how much heat is present. Heat will always transfer to something that has less heat than its present location. So technically no, cold does not absorb heat because cold is a perspective and not something that actually exists.. However, things that have less heat do absorb heat from things with more heat than itself. Cold is an abstract non physics word used to describe things with small amounts of heat, while in reality there is technically at least some measurable amount of heat if compared to true absolute 0 heat.
Does wood keep the cold out as an insulator?
Solids are generally better (more efficient) heat conductors than liquids, which are better heat conductors than gases. Metals are the most efficient heat conductors because they contain so many free charge carriers (electrons), which carry heat efficiently -- it is difficult to keep an iron rod cold at one end and hot at the other. Plastic is probably the worst heat conductor (good heat insulator) among solids, because plastic material has few charge carriers. A piece of solid wood would be a marginal insulator from cold -- it has a finite amount of charge carriers from the moisture in the wood. With that said, the more porous the wood, the better heat insulator it is, because it has more air bubbles/pockets to do the insulation. A better construction of a cold barrier will be using two or more sheets of solid wood with a gap in between two adjacent sheets. Cork which is a wood product and used to be extensively used as an insulator, nowadays displaced by better materials.
What is the principle of thermostat?
The principle of a thermostat is to regulate heat or cold air. Thermostats can be used for rooms, people, or cooking.
What is used to separate magnetic material from a mixture of other substances?
A magnet. The magnet will attract the magnetic material to it and so separate the magnetic material from the mixture.
What things are used to keep heat in or cold out?
All insulating and wearable material like cotton and woolen clothes like sweaters, pullovers, coat etc.
What does the term radiant barrier refer to?
Radiant Barrier is a term that is most commonly used to describe a kind of material that is used to help save energy by holding in heat and keeping out cold, yet being able to keep out unwanted heat.
What is the used of the electromagnetism?
they can b used 2 separate magnetic material from the junk
Is used to separate magnetic material other substances?
Matter
WHAT IS USED TO MEASURE HEAT AND COLD?
A "thermometer".
What material is used with endodontic spots?
Heat curing
Which acid is used for heat exchanger tube cleaning?
Depend upon material of construction... If SS u can use HCl but immedeatly wash it by NaOH and clean cold water.
What is cold heat?
Hot and cold are used as comparatives. Almost anything can be hot or cold depending on what you compare it to.
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.
Which material is used to produce heat in an electric iron?
tungston
Name of the chemical used in black nitriding?
Amonia gas and a carbonaceous material...........apply heat! Amonia gas and a carbonaceous material...........apply heat!
