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Grade 12th pass10 grade science

Air is a bad conductor of heat because: A. Its molecules are in continuous contact with each other. B. Its molecules are not in continuous contact with each other. C. Its molecules absorb all the heat. D. Its molecules are moving randomly due to Brownian motion.

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
Dear student
Air may be a bad conductor of heat because its molecules aren't in continuous contact with one another. Air molecules are too far to disperse heat to at least one another efficiently. Heat is transferred or conducted by molecules and atoms that are very closely bonded together and vibrating at high frequency