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When one end of a metal is heated, the particles at that end begin to vibrate more rapidly, transferring kinetic energy to neighboring particles along the metal. This causes the metal to conduct heat from the hot end to the cooler end, resulting in the temperature of the entire metal eventually equalizing.

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