Question

Give at least five application of poor conductors of heat in every day life

Answer 1

Concept introduction

When two objects with differing temperatures come in contact with one another, heat conduction (also known as thermal conduction) occurs. For instance, by touching hot-water bottles, we may warm our hands. Heat transfers from the hotter (hot-water bottle) object to the cooler (cold hands) when they come into contact (hand). People create items with various thermal conductivities, such as cookware to heat objects or insulated containers to keep objects hot or cold.

Given

Poor conductors of heat in every day life.

Find

Application of poor conductors of heat in every day life.

Solution

Applications of poor conductors in daily life include fur, wool, cotton wool, cork, feathers, sawdust, and birds' feathers with trapped air, among others. The double walls of refrigerators, ice boxes, ovens, solar heating panels, and connecting pipes are filled with cork, air, cotton wool, or polyurethane.

Hence, poor conductors are used to prevent us from heat.

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