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Water and bakelite are ________ conductors of heat.


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  1. Materials that do not allow heat to pass through them are poor conductors of heat and are called insulators.
  2. Electrons do not move freely in the insulators.
  3. Bakelite is used as a handle for cooking utensils so that it does not burn the hand of the person using utensils.

Hence, Water and bakelite are bad conductors of heat.


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