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water would heat up
Boiling a pot of water on the stove. The heat couldn't reach the water if it were not conducted through the metal pot.
A pot of water heating on a stove.
Conduction
Think of a pot of boiling water. The burner makes the heat, the heat rises, and the cold water replaces it, then the cold water gets hotter and rises. It's a cycle
water would heat up
Boiling a pot of water on the stove. The heat couldn't reach the water if it were not conducted through the metal pot.
A pot of water heating on a stove.
the tea pot
The heat transfer is by conduction.
Radiation
Conduction
On an electric stove, the heat coil directly touches the pot, facilitating the conduction or direct heat transfer. On a gas stove, the burning fuel transfers heat to a pot by both radiation and convection.
Think of a pot of boiling water. The burner makes the heat, the heat rises, and the cold water replaces it, then the cold water gets hotter and rises. It's a cycle
Think of a pot of boiling water. The burner makes the heat, the heat rises, and the cold water replaces it, then the cold water gets hotter and rises. It's a cycle
If you put water on the stove, the hot water at the bottom will move up - the entire pot of water will get mixed.
Think of a pot of boiling water. The burner makes the heat, the heat rises, and the cold water replaces it, then the cold water gets hotter and rises. It's a cycle