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Why would a steel spoon be colder than a plastic spoon when placed in ice water?
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∙ 11y ago
A substance cools down as the heat dissipates into the surrounding environment. The contact with the air allows this. The cup, having a greater amount of surface area relative to its volume, cools off faster than the spoon will.
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∙ 9y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThat is because metals conduct thermal energy better than thermal isolators such as wood or most carbon based materials. Therefore any heat energy in your fingers will be conducted away from your skin and into the ice water leaving you with the cold sensation on your skin.
This was actually if I`m not mistaken one of Albert Einstein's research fields.
Hope this helped.
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∙ 11y agoPlastic is a poor conductor of heat.
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