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What is a better conductor of heat a metal spoon or a wooden spoon?
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Why does a metal spoon feel hotter than a wooden spoon when in hot water?
because metal is a conductor which likes hot things
Is wooden spoon insulator and conductor?
insulator
Is a wooden spoon a conductor or insulator?
Wood is an insulator. Think about it; when you put a wooden or plastic spoon in boiling water, does it burn your hand? No. This is because it slows the flow of heat from the water to your hand. I do not suggest trying the same thing with a metal spoon, which is a good conductor.
Why does the handle of a metal spoon got hotter than a wooden spoon?
Metal is a good conductor of heat. Wood is not a good conductor of heat, although I wouldn't exactly call it an insulator of heat either. If you put a wooden spoon halfway into a pot of hot water, the dry part of the spoon will not get hot even though the wet half will be as hot as the water is, if you leave it in for a while. But if you heat up a wooden spoon and keep it dry, let's say by leaving it on a baking sheet and baking it in the oven along with some cookies, you may be able to grab the spoon and pick it up even though it's hot. There's no way you could do that with a metal spoon because you'd "feel" the heat more with metal. The heat would be conducted from the metal spoon to your skin, but a wooden spoon won't conduct much heat to you.
Why is the metal spoon more hotter than the woden spoon?
This is due to metal being a better conductor, and therefore it transfers kinetic energy (heat) better.
A wooden spoon is it a insulator or a conductor?
conductor!!!!! ;))
When you pick up a spoon your body heat will warm up the part of the spoon you are touching why does the metal spoon feel colder than the wooden one?
We are back to basic science metal is a conductor and wood is an INSULATOR.
Why is it safer to use a nonmetal spoon when cooking something on the stove?
It is safer to use...say a wooden spoon instead of a metal spoon because metal is a heat conductor...or when metal touches heat the heat goes through the metal (it does the same with electricity). There is a simple answer for it!
Why is a wooden spoon better better than a metal spoon for stirring hot soup?
Having low thermal conductivity do not burn your hand.
Why is a wooden spoon a better choice than a metal spoon for stirring a boiling pot?
The wooden spoon will not be a conduct heat, or in other words, the heat will not affect this type of material. The metal spoon is a good conductor of heat and therefore, the heat will travel up the spoon and most likely burn your hand. And lastly, the plastic spoon, will not burn your hand but is a not good enough material to stir hot food in so it will most likely melt
What is uses of wooden spoon?
to stir things. You would use a wooden spoon instead of a metal spoon because metal spoons are not good with pans.
What is the used of wooden spoon?
to stir things. You would use a wooden spoon instead of a metal spoon because metal spoons are not good with pans.
