Which is a good conductor of heat but a bad conductor of electricity?

March 19, 2011 by  
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Mica is a good conductor of heat but a bad conductor of electricity. The mica group of sheet silicate minerals includes several closely related materials having highly perfect basal cleavage. The highly perfect cleavage, which is the most prominent characteristic of mica is explained by the hexagonal sheet-like arrangement of its atoms.

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