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What three forms of heat energy can be transferred from a liquid in a thermos?

Conduction: heat transfer through direct contact between the liquid and the thermos. Convection: heat transfer as the liquid circulates within the thermos. Radiation: heat transfer through electromagnetic waves between the liquid and the walls of the thermos.


What does the silver coating on the glass surface of a thermos do?

The silver coating on the glass surface of a thermos helps to reflect heat, preventing heat transfer by radiation. This helps to maintain the temperature of the liquid inside the thermos for longer periods of time.


How do you heat a thermos?

Fill the thermos with hot water and let it sit for a few minutes to warm up the interior. After that, pour out the hot water and immediately fill the thermos with your desired hot liquid, such as soup or coffee. This will help to keep your beverage hotter for longer.


Why does liquid stay hot in a Thermos?

A Thermos is designed with a double-wall vacuum insulation which minimizes heat transfer through conduction, convection, and radiation. This insulation prevents heat from escaping or entering the liquid inside, keeping it hot for an extended period of time.


How does a thermos reduce heat transfer using convection?

A thermos reduces does not reduce heat transfer using convection, it reduces heat transfer BY convection. This is because there is a vacuum between the container of the liquid and the outer shell off the thermos. This means that no fluid will go round the inside conducting heat one way or the other. Hope this helped

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What three forms of heat energy can be transferred from a liquid in a thermos?

Conduction: heat transfer through direct contact between the liquid and the thermos. Convection: heat transfer as the liquid circulates within the thermos. Radiation: heat transfer through electromagnetic waves between the liquid and the walls of the thermos.


Thermos bottles are used to keep liquid what?

Thermos bottles are generally used to keep liquid from changing temperature for a longer period of time. Usually, one pours hot liquid into the bottle, and it will remain warm for longer, but they are also effective at keeping cold liquid cool.


How do you use thermos bottle in a sentence?

you fill the thermos bottle with liquid in gas occlusion's


Could you please use the science word thermos in a sentence?

They kept the liquid nitrogen in a thermos so it stayed cold. They used a thermos of oil to keep the sodium from contacting air and water.


What is a Greek rooted word which means a container intended to retain the heat of a liquid?

A Greek-rooted word which means a container intended to retain the heat of a liquid is thermos.


Is it safe to store liquid nitrogen in an ordinary household thermos?

Old glass thermoses are very similar to dewars used in chemistry for carrying liquid nitrogen.A glass thermos would be safe for transporting and temporary storage of liquid nitrogen.However, it would not be recommended to seal the top tightly with the stopper as the liquid nitrogen will slowly evaporate and pressure could build up inside the thermos.


The liquid detergent will freeze the fastest.?

I think that the liquid detergent will freeze the fastest because it has water in it.


How do you freeze tomatoes?

Can them in own liquid and freeze away


How does thermoflask work?

Thermos Flask is a container that is used to prolong the temperature of a liquid. If a liquid it is hot,the thermos flask will work to make it stay hot longer. The heat will have no way to escape the flask which means the heat will stat longer, causing the liquid to stay hot longer.


What does the silver coating on the glass surface of a thermos do?

The silver coating on the glass surface of a thermos helps to reflect heat, preventing heat transfer by radiation. This helps to maintain the temperature of the liquid inside the thermos for longer periods of time.


What kind of liquid do you use to freeze things?

As a general rule, liquids don't freeze things. But the gas, Liquid Nitrogen, can freeze things.


What can you freeze a liquid with?

freezer