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How do particles conduct heat?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

When particles receive energy (like heat) usually it causes the particle to vibrate. If this particle is next to another particle, the vibration causes the particle next to it to vibrate. This vibration is the heat energy being given off, and colliding with the next particle, which then collides with the next particle, then the next, etc.

This is the case with solid and liquid particles, however gas particles use convection, which is where the gas particle hits another particle, and so transfers some of the energy (such as heat) to that particle.

Conduction Convection

A;vibrate;B;vibrate:C A->->->;collide;B->->;collide;C

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