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Why is aerated concrete a better insulator than normal concrete?
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∙ 14y ago
Air has a higher specific heat capacity (at 1.0035 J/(g*K)) than concrete (.880 J/(g*K)).
Specific heat capacity is the measure of the heat energy required to increase the temperature of a unit quantity of a substance by unit degree (Wikipedia). Because air requires more joules of energy per gram to raise it one degree Kelvin than concrete does, it is therefore a better insulator.
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