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An insulator stops the flow of an electric current because it does not conduct electricity.
The conductivity of a substance depends on the electrons in orbit in its atoms. In copper you have only one electron in its outer-most orbit making is more conductive. If memory serves, aluminum has 2 electrons in its outer-most orbit. Non-conductive or insulation materials have more electrons in their outer-most orbits making them more stable and less conductive.
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An insulator doesn't really 'stop the flow of current', it's more accurate to say that it cannot support the flow of current. This is because, compared with conductors, insulators have relatively-few charge carriers available to enable them to conduct.
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∙ 12y agoInsulators like a coat trap or keep warm air close to your body and since the materials in your coat are bad conductors you lose energy slower.
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∙ 11y agomatter such as metals, or water doesn't allow electrical currents to flow easily.
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Describe how an insulator can slow a transfer of energy?
Insulators can slow the energy transferred because since insulators make electric current pass slowly because of the insulator is a device to slow down the current
How do insulators slow down heat transfer?
They stop the hot particles from escaping into the atmosphere
Does a conductor transfer energy easily?
Yes, conductors (copper, carbon...) transfer energy quite well, and insulators (plastic, rubber...) do not.
How does energy transfer?
hot to cold, fast to slow, high to low.
What materials do not transfer heat easily?
An insulator is a material that does not allow a transfer of electricity or heat energy. Materials that are poor thermal conductors can also be described as being good thermal insulators. Feather, fur, and natural fibers are all examples of natural insulators
Describe how an insulator can slow a transfer of energy?
Insulators can slow the energy transferred because since insulators make electric current pass slowly because of the insulator is a device to slow down the current
Does not transfer thermal energy?
Thermodynamic Insulators
What does not transfer thermal energy?
Thermodynamic Insulators
How do insulators slow down heat transfer?
They stop the hot particles from escaping into the atmosphere
Does a conductor transfer energy easily?
Yes, conductors (copper, carbon...) transfer energy quite well, and insulators (plastic, rubber...) do not.
What are insalatars?
Insulators [spelling] slow the flow of energy, either heat of electric.
Why are insulators important in conserving energy?
because insulators are protection for energy
Does aluminum conduct cold faster than glass?
Aluminum is a conductor and glass is an insulator. Conductors allow the flow of energy transfer, but insulators block this transfer of energy. So by definition, Yes, aluminum conducts cold or heat(energy) transfer faster than glass.
How does energy transfer?
hot to cold, fast to slow, high to low.
What materials do not transfer heat easily?
An insulator is a material that does not allow a transfer of electricity or heat energy. Materials that are poor thermal conductors can also be described as being good thermal insulators. Feather, fur, and natural fibers are all examples of natural insulators
Conduction whose transfer is helped by?
Its helped by insulators
Wires that do not have insulators there energy gets lost into the surroundings as?
Line loss, or heating of the wires. The insulators prevent the loss of energy.
