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What is the type of material that doesn't allow heat to be conducted easily

What is the type of material that doesn't allow heat to be conducted easily
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What is the type of material that doesn't allow heat to be conducted easily

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Nonmetals! Metals conduct heat and electricity easily and are also shiny and malleable because they hold their electrons loosely. Nonmetals don't do any of that.
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The word you're looking for is "insulator".


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