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Because wood is a poor conductor of heat.
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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.
Which kind of heat transfer takes place if you put a spoon in a cup of soup and the spoon gets hot to the touch?
Conduction if the spoon is a conductor
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.
If you left a medal spoon in a pot of boiling soup why would it burn someone's hand?
That would depend on what the spoon is made of. A metal spoon conducts heat - that's why cooking utensils are made of metal. We want our pots and pans to conduct heat efficiently from the stove to the food. Put a metal spoon in a boiling pot, and the spoon will very quickly heat up to 190 degrees or more. On the other hand, wood is a very good insulator. You can pick up a wooden spoon from a pot of boiling water and have no fear of burning yourself. The boiling water is at a temperature of 212 degrees fahrenheit, 100 degrees celsius. It cannot get any hotter until the pot boils dry. The wooden spoon will feel neither warm nor cool, because it does not conduct heat either way.
Why doesn't it boil over when you put a wooden spoon over it?
because it is wood not metal ,metal gets heated really fast but wood nahh
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.
Which kind of heat transfer takes place if you put a spoon in a cup of soup and the spoon gets hot to the touch?
Conduction if the spoon is a conductor
Is your body in the kitchen warmer than a wooden spoon?
Unless you put the spoon on a hot burner or in a hot oven, yes. You body is warmer than room temperature.
What is the answer of a metal spoon is hotter than a wooden spoon after the spoons are put in a basin of hot water for 5 minutes?
Metals have specific heats higher than wood.
Where to place a soup spoon when only serving soup?
Put the soup bowl on a plate and then put the spoon on top of the right side of the plate. That's simple.
How do you make soup from grass?
To make soup from grass you get a pot get some grass rinse the grass put very very hot water in the pot you got but wait make sure you have enough grass then put the grass in the pot stir with a wooden spoon put some old bay seasoning in the pot and also put crushed red peppers stir it then put the stove temperature on 360 degrees when it looks like thick and it is hot it is finished. Hope you enjoy it! -Barack Obama
Wooden spoon when dipped in ice cream becomes cold or not?
Normally, any spoon you put in ice cream(wooden or metal) becomes cold.
What is the heaviest soup?
The heaviest soup is chowder soup because if you put your spoon through it it will move slow which is most likely chowder.
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.
How To Make A Hickey Stop Hurting?
Freeze a wooden spoon and put it on there while lathering with vinegar
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.
How can you tell if you are ready to cook something in oil?
You can tell if you put the bottom of a wooden spoon in the oil and many bubbles start connecting to the spoon all around the bottom
