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Air spaces are used in insulation because _____. air is a good conductor air is a poor conductor air is light air is colorless User: What will happen as an object receives energy due to heat flow?

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Answer: The answer is: Air is a poor conductor.

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The molecules in air are not close enough together and do not make continuous contact, therefore, the molecules cannot conduct any energy, So that is why it is used in thermal insulation.

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Air spaces are used in insulation because air is a poor conductor.
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