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Why does ice melt faster in a plastic cup than a Styrofoam cup?
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∙ 11y ago
---- ---- ---- Ice will melt faster on foil then on plastic. Foil is made of some kind of metal (usually aluminum). All metals are very good conductors of heat. (They are not insulators as another person wrote.) So, if you place ice on a sheet of foil it will act like a heat sink in reverse. That is, it will absorb heat from the surroundings and conduct it into the ice. Plastic, on the other hand, is generally not a good heat conductor. So it will tend to insulate the ice.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoWithout understanding the details of a particular setup, this question is impossible to answer. Strictly speaking, the question would have to provide the thermal conductivity, starting temperature, and specific heat of the materials involved (including the ice). Generally speaking, metal has a higher thermal conductivity than plastic, so presuming that equal masses of metal and plastic are being compared (which is probably not the case with a metal sink vs. a plastic counter), metal that is not directly in contact with the ice would be able to transmit more heat into the ice than plastic, melting it more quickly.
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∙ 11y agoStyrofoam acts as an insulator, preventing heat from reaching the ice. Plastic allows more heat to pass through it than styrofoam does.
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Will ice melt faster in plastic or styrifoam?
it is a greater conducter of heat than styrofoam
Is styrofoam a better insulator of heat than plastic?
Styrofoam is a better insulator of heat than plastic. The plastic allows the heat in and out and the cold in and out. The Styrofoam helps keep the heat in.
Why do ice in styrofoam melt longer?
Chickenns melts faster than ice ice is a hard thing chickenns are soft oh yeah
Is a metal cup a better insulator or a plastic cup a better insulator?
Putting the cup in the freezer keeps ice from melting. Those cups will slow down the melting rate, but if you've got ice at room temperature it's gonna melt eventually. Having said that, ice will melt slowest in a styrofoam cup.
What type of cup will keep water the coldest a styrofoam cup or plastic cup?
Styrofoam insulates better than a single layer of plastic. If, however, you have one of those plastic cups that have an outer and an inner "wall" with a sealed air space in between, that should work better than the Styrofoam.
Which would melt faster ice cream or yogurt?
Ice cream will melt faster than yogurt, as yogurt does not melt.
Do water melt faster than air?
air does not melt.
What keeps water hotter paper or styrofoam?
styrofoam, but warning fammable and unsafe for the environment!
Does ice melt faster in a styrofoam cup or in a glass cup?
Ah, I actually asked the same exact question about 3 years ago! I did a scientific experiment in my science class and to cut it short, glass. But your gonna have to do the rest of the work on your own. ;)
Does ice cubes melt faster in a wooden box or in styrfoam box?
Styrofoam is one of the most efficient insulators, and will insulate better than nearly any other common material... including wood.
Does ice cream melt faster than frozen yogurt?
yes ice cream does melt faster than frozen yogurt because it has ice and cream in it that makes it melt faster and frozen yogurt has yogurt in it which makes it thicker and since its frozen it makes it even more thicker so ice cream does melt faster than frozen yogurt.thats why ice cream is faster melt than yogurt.
Why does ice melt faster in air than in water?
the water may be a warmer temperature than the air. why does ice melt faster in water than in air
