Question

The type of material is a factor that affects heat conductivity. Thermal insulators slow down heat conduction, and thermal conductors allow rapid heat conduction. What types of materials are thermal insulators? What types of materials are thermal conductors? Give one or two examples of each.

Answer 1

Explanation:

A thermal insulator is a material which does not allow the passage of heat; therefore the particles which make up the material are not free to move. Plastics, wood, and air can be thermal insulators providing that NO thermal currents can develop. ... Ionic compounds are good thermal insulators.

Answer 2

Explanation:

-Materials that are good conductors of thermal energy are called thermal conductors. Metals are very good thermal conductors.

-Materials that are poor conductors of thermal energy are called thermal insulators. Gases such as air and materials such as plastic and wood are thermal insulators.