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Q: Why are liquids and gases good insulators?
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Are liquids and gases good insulators?

Gases are good insulators because most insulating materials which have gas filled pockets which means gases are good insulaters. Hope this helps :)


Are all insulators and conductors solids?

No, most gases are good insulators. Fluids can be good conductors. Mercury is normally a liquid and is a good conductor.


Which liquids are insulators?

oil


Gases are good insulators because their molecules are?

because they are so far from one another and they are scattered unmannerly, so compressing means to bring them closer..


Can electric charges travel through wires?

Electric charges can travel through solids, liquids, or gases. They can travel through conductors, insulators, and semiconductors.


Is gas a good conductor of electricity?

Air and other gases are usually good insulators but sometimes they can be good conductors


Why are some liquids and some gas conductors of electricity?

molten metals are liquids that conduct electricity (mercury is molten at room temperature)electrolytes are liquids that conduct electricity (acids, salts, or bases either dissolved in water or molten)ionized gases conduct electricity (unless ionized gases are excellent insulators)


Can electric charges only travel through wires?

Electric charges can travel through solids, liquids, or gases. They can travel through conductors, insulators, and semiconductors.


How are gases and liquids alike?

liquids and gases both have an Indefinite shape. nd some liquids turn into gases with heat.


Which substances can heat travel through by convection?

Fluids, aka liquids and gases.


How can liquids become gases and gases become liquids?

vaporization


Why are liquids and gases not good conductors of heat?

i have no earthly idea. I'm clueless