A metal spoon left in hot soup becomes hot at the handle. Which process mainly transfers the heat along the spoon?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Conduction
- Step 1: Heat moving through a solid by particle collisions is conduction. Step 2. A spoon is a solid. Answer: Conduction. Why not the others: Convection happens in fluids, radiation needs no contact and evaporation is a state change.
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