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All of those heat transfer methods require a medium - gas, liquid or solid. Heat is transferred from warmer molecules to adjacent cooler ones in conduction. Heat is transferred by moving gas or liquid in convection/advection. Space is essentially a vacuum. Molecules are not dense enough to transfer heat to one another, there is not a dense enough gas to convect - leaving only radiation as the heat transfer method.
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What can't you get conduction or convection in?
Conduction and convection cannot occur in a vacuum because they both rely on the movement of matter to transfer heat. In a vacuum, there is no medium for heat to be transferred through conduction or convection. Radiation is the primary mode of heat transfer in a vacuum.
Explain why conduction and convection cannot take place in an airless vacuum like in outer space?
Conduction and convection require the presence of a medium (such as air or water) for the transfer of heat. In a vacuum, there is no medium to transfer heat, so conduction and convection cannot occur. Heat in a vacuum can only be transferred through radiation.
Why can heat travel through space by radiation but not by conduction or convection?
Heat travels through space by radiation because electromagnetic waves can propagate in a vacuum. In contrast, conduction and convection require a medium like a solid, liquid, or gas to transfer heat through collisions or circulation of particles. Since there is no medium in space, conduction and convection cannot occur.
How can the structure of the vacuum flask minimise energy transfer by conduction convection and radiation?
The structure of a vacuum flask minimizes energy transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation by having a double-walled design with a vacuum layer between the walls. This vacuum layer acts as an insulator, reducing heat transfer through conduction and convection. Additionally, the reflective surface on the inner wall minimizes radiation heat transfer.
Is gas or a vacuum a better insulator?
A vacuum is a better insulator than gas because there are no particles in a vacuum to transfer heat through conduction or convection. Gas molecules can transfer heat through conduction and convection, making them less effective as insulators compared to a vacuum.
Why is there no heat transfer by convection or conduction through a vacuum?
Conduction needs a conducting medium. Convection needs something to convect. Neither exists in a vacuum.
What can't you get conduction or convection in?
Conduction and convection cannot occur in a vacuum because they both rely on the movement of matter to transfer heat. In a vacuum, there is no medium for heat to be transferred through conduction or convection. Radiation is the primary mode of heat transfer in a vacuum.
Can convection take place in a vacuum?
No
Explain why conduction and convection cannot take place in an airless vacuum like in outer space?
Conduction and convection require the presence of a medium (such as air or water) for the transfer of heat. In a vacuum, there is no medium to transfer heat, so conduction and convection cannot occur. Heat in a vacuum can only be transferred through radiation.
Which form of heat transfer is reduced by the use of vacuum inside a vacuum flask?
The vacuum reduces both conduction and convection.
What important ability or property does electromagnetic radiation have that other energy transport processes such as conduction and convection do not?
Electromagnetic radiation can travel through a vacuum (like the vacuum of space), while conduction and convection require matter to do their thing.
Why can heat travel through space by radiation but not by conduction or convection?
Heat travels through space by radiation because electromagnetic waves can propagate in a vacuum. In contrast, conduction and convection require a medium like a solid, liquid, or gas to transfer heat through collisions or circulation of particles. Since there is no medium in space, conduction and convection cannot occur.
Why can't the suns heat reach us by conduction or convection?
because there is no medium, conduction and convection need medium to spread through, they cannot spread through vacuum.
How can the structure of the vacuum flask minimise energy transfer by conduction convection and radiation?
The structure of a vacuum flask minimizes energy transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation by having a double-walled design with a vacuum layer between the walls. This vacuum layer acts as an insulator, reducing heat transfer through conduction and convection. Additionally, the reflective surface on the inner wall minimizes radiation heat transfer.
Is gas or a vacuum a better insulator?
A vacuum is a better insulator than gas because there are no particles in a vacuum to transfer heat through conduction or convection. Gas molecules can transfer heat through conduction and convection, making them less effective as insulators compared to a vacuum.
Why you create vacuum in thermos flask?
This reduces heat transport through conduction and convection.
Why does the energy from the sun travel to Earth by radiation instead of by convection or conduction?
Energy from the sun travels to Earth by radiation because space is a vacuum and there is no medium for convection or conduction to occur. Radiation is the most efficient way for heat to transfer through the vacuum of space.
