Explain why Styrofoam a good is insulating material. Select one: a. Styrofoam is made of a polymer with high molecular weight. b. Styrofoam is plastic. c. Styrofoam is a polystyrene polymer that has trapped bubbles of air inside its macroscopic structure, and air is a good insulator. d. All options are correct.

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Explain why Styrofoam a good is insulating material.

Select one:
a. Styrofoam is made of a polymer with high molecular weight.
b. Styrofoam is plastic.
c. Styrofoam is a polystyrene polymer that has trapped bubbles of air inside its macroscopic structure, and air is a good insulator.
d. All options are correct.
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