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It heats up because the molecules are moving at a faster rate.

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What will happen energetically to a cup of boiling hot water that is added to a cup containing a cold piece of metal?

choices are: The cold will flow from the metal into the hot water, causing the hot water to warm up and the metal to cool down. b. The energy from the hot water will flow into the cold metal, cooling the water down and heating up the metal. c. The cold will flow from the metal into the hot water, causing the hot water to cool down and the metal to warm up. d. The metal will cool down because the specific heat of water is high.


What do you think will happen when a hot piece of metal is attached to cold piece of metal?

When a hot piece of metal is attached to a cold piece of metal, heat will transfer from the hot metal to the cold metal until they reach thermal equilibrium. The hot metal will cool down while the cold metal will heat up until they both settle at a common temperature.


What happens when metal touches something hot?

In accord with the second law of thermodynamics which states that heat spontaneously travels from a hotter object to a colder one, when metal touches something hot, the area where it touched something hot, will get warmer because of the increase in energy of the molecules, this warmth will spread throughout all the available metal until the metal and the hot substance it is touching have the same internal energy.


How do you cool down hot metal faster?

To cool down hot metal faster, you can use methods such as quenching in water, oil, or air. This rapid cooling can help increase the hardness and strength of the metal. Additionally, placing the hot metal in contact with a cool surface can also help speed up the cooling process.


Which is an example of something heated by conduction?

An example of something being heated by conduction is when a metal spoon left in a hot drink becomes hot to the touch due to the transfer of heat from the hot liquid to the metal spoon.