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The heat will transfer to the spoon (if metal).
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How does a metal spoon become hot when placed in a cup of hot coffee, demonstrating heat transfer by conduction?
When a metal spoon is placed in a cup of hot coffee, the heat from the coffee is transferred to the spoon through conduction. This means that the particles in the metal spoon start moving faster and colliding with each other, causing the spoon to become hot.
Why doesn't a plastic spoon get as hot as a metal spoon?
Plastic is a poor conductor of heat compared to metal, so it takes longer for heat to transfer through a plastic spoon. This means that a plastic spoon will not become as hot as quickly as a metal spoon when exposed to heat.
What happens when you pour hot coffee onto a spoon?
When you pour hot coffee onto a spoon, the heat from the coffee will transfer to the spoon, causing the metal to heat up. The spoon may become hot to the touch and could potentially burn you if you touch it.
Joan placed a metal spoon in a pot while boiling some water to make soup After a while she found that the metal spoon is too hot to pick up She wondered how the metal spoon became so hot?
The metal spoon became hot from conducting heat from the boiling water in the pot. Metals are good conductors of heat, so the metal spoon absorbed the heat energy from the water, causing it to become hot to the touch.
What is a example where energy transfer by conduction?
An example of energy transfer by conduction is when a metal spoon is placed in a hot cup of coffee. The heat from the coffee is transferred to the spoon through direct contact, causing the spoon to also become hot.
When you touch a hot metal spoon what is the heat is transferred by?
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You are making soup and you put a metal spoon in the pot to stir the soup. You leave and when you come back to stir the soup the spoon is super hot. What term describes why the spoon is so hot?
Conduction. The metal of the spoon conducts heat - therefore it heats up.
Why cant you stir hot soap with a metal spoon for a long time?
Stirring hot soap with a metal spoon for a long time can cause the metal spoon to heat up and potentially burn you. Additionally, the metal spoon can react with the soap ingredients, leading to contamination of the soap. It is safer to use a heat-resistant utensil, such as a silicone or wooden spoon, when working with hot soap.
Why does a metal spoon feel hotter than a wooden spoon when in hot water?
Metal conducts heat better than wood, so the metal spoon quickly absorbs the heat from the hot water, making it feel hotter to the touch compared to the wooden spoon, which does not conduct heat as efficiently.
Why does a metal spoon get hot in a pot of boiling water?
'nothing, it's like putting a spoon in a hot soup' Wrong ^ As the metal spoon is a better conductor of heat than the air the hot water (or soup) and the spoon as a larger surface area with the air (or active sight) it transfers heat to the surrounding faster, thus cooling the hot liquid faster.
Why does a metal spoon gets hot?
A metal spoon heats up when placed in hot liquid due to conduction, which is the transfer of heat from the liquid to the spoon through direct contact. The metal spoon has high thermal conductivity, allowing it to quickly absorb and distribute the heat throughout its structure, making it feel hot to the touch.
Look at figure 6-1 in your text Explain the transfer of energy in diagram and tell why the metal spoon gets hot?
part of the spoon is heated by contact with the hot water .heat is transferred through the metal spoon, particle by paricle, until the entire spoon is hot.
