Question
Which materials can be used as thermal insulators and why?
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Answer
- Substances such as glass, wood, rubber, plastic, etc. can be used as thermal insulators.
- These substances do not have free electrons to conduct heat freely throughout the body. Hence, they arc poor conductors of heat.
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