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Styrofoam is a good material for retaining heat. This is because its formation is that of tightly packed air-filled, tiny bubbles of plastic and is fairly thick, which prevents heat from escaping.
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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.
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.
Which has a higher heat capacity copper or styrofoam?
Copper
How much does Styrofoam cost?
200,000 joules of heat are needed to produce a single styrofoam cup. In order to simulate the waste of a styrofoam cup, its ceramic counterpart would have to be used 70 times or washed over a thousand times to offset the loss of heat in one styrofoam cup.
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 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.
What will insulate better a foam or paper?
foam has better heat retention
Which rock retains heat best?
The denser the rock, the better the heat retention. Therefore a basalt would have better heat retention than a limestone, on a volume basis The best minerals for heat retention are a group of aluminosilicates called zeolites, and include minerals such as chabazite and analcime.
If you want your hot chocolate to be warm what would be better in a styrofoam or a glas?
Styrofoam. If you use glass most of that heat would transfer to the glass and heat that up causing the hot chocolate to cool faster
What keeps water hotter paper or styrofoam?
styrofoam, but warning fammable and unsafe for the environment!
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.
How well does styrofoam conduct heat?
Yes, styrofoam is full of air cells and air is a good thermal insulator. Styrofoam has poor solvent resistance, and poor hot performance.
What contains styrofoam that heat cannot easily transfer?
Styrofoam contain a great quantity of air - air is a heat insulator.
How do you melt a styrofoam cup?
Heat will do it
What is the specific heat of styrofoam?
1.3
How does density of liquid affect heat retention?
The denser a material, the better its conductivity. Gas is worse than solids.
What is a better insulator wool or Styrofoam?
styrofoam. Because it has a plastic base
