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Q: Why is cottonwool good insulator of sound?
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Why is foam a good sound insulator?

Because it absorbs the sound but not all of the sound. :)


Why is a carpet a very good sound insulator?

It is not. It is a conductor of sound because it absorbs the sound.


Is a good sound insulator?

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Is steel conductor or insulator?

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Is water a good sound insulator?

A vacuum is a great sound insulator. Materials that absorb energy such as wool are good insulators as well. I heard of a silicone adhesive that transformed acoustic energies into heat - that was a good insulator if it was used to glue two sheets of something together.


What makes an insulator insulate?

A material that insulates, especially a nonconductor of sound, heat, or electricity. A device that insulates another material or space from something. For instance glass is a good insulator from electricity. The electrons will not flow through glass. Cork is a good insulator from sound. Sound waves have a hard time passing through cork. Wood is a good insulator from heat.


Is concrete a good sound insulator?

no i think i am right ( i hope )


Why cloth is a good insulator for sound?

Cloth would act as a shock absorber and so it vibrates swallowing the sound energy and so energy cannot be passed through. Hence considered as a good insulator


Is polystyrene a good sound insulator?

Polystyrene is neither sufficiently porous nor of sufficient mass to be either a good Sound Absorber, or a Sound Barrier. [Those are the proper technical terms.]


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Is sponge a good heat insulator?

it is good heat insulator, as it has air in it. as air is a good insulator of heat, the sponge, which has lots of pockets of air also becomes a good insulator