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Is glass a heat conductor or insulator?

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Depends on the type of glass, but, loosely speaking, "glass" is an insulator. If it is an conductor of heat, it should have metals in it. Some might have oxygen present, which is melted at a very high temperature with soda, or limewater. The sand will mix with the metals (two of them) and form a shiny glass. This is very expensive.

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