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Question 43

Students investigated the insulation properties of different materials wrapped around boiling tubes.

They set up two boiling tubes: one wrapped in a single layer of bubble wrap, and the other wrapped in a single layer of cotton wool. Each boiling tube was filled with heated water, and the temperature drop over 15 minutes was recorded.

Two boiling tubes supported in a test-tube rack. One boiling tube is wrapped in bubble wrap, the other is wrapped in cotton wool. Both boiling tubes contain hot water and have a thermometer inserted through a rubber bung.

State one variable that should be controlled in this investigation.

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