• Question: What makes copper able to retain its heat for so long?

    Asked by higgsboson to Susana on 18 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Susana Teixeira

      Susana Teixeira answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      Copper does not retain heat very well, in fact it is a very good heat conductor, or in other words it transfers heat very well. This is why you often find it in heaters, you want a material that does not retain heat but instead gives it out.

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