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Why does a metal spoon feel colder than a wooden spoon when in cold water?

Because metal conducts heat faster than wood. The temperature of the water will be carried up to your hand much more efficiently by the metal spoon than a wooden spoon.


Is a wooden spoon a conductor or insulator?

Wood is an insulator. Think about it; when you put a wooden or plastic spoon in boiling water, does it burn your hand? No. This is because it slows the flow of heat from the water to your hand. I do not suggest trying the same thing with a metal spoon, which is a good conductor.


What cause a metal spoon to bend in water?

When a metal spoon is placed in water, the water exerts an upward buoyant force on the spoon due to the displacement of water. If the force of buoyancy is greater than the weight of the spoon, the spoon may bend due to the imbalance of forces acting on it. This effect is especially noticeable if the spoon is made of a soft or thin metal.


If you left a medal spoon in a pot of boiling soup why would it burn someone's hand?

Well, honey, that metal spoon is conducting heat like it's on a mission. When you leave it in that pot of boiling soup, it's basically turning into a mini hot rod. So, if someone's not paying attention and grabs that spoon, they're gonna get a nice little burn as a souvenir.


Why the end of a spoon sticking out a cup oh hat water also get hot?

The spoon sticking out of a cup of hot water also gets hot because heat is transferred from the water to the metal spoon through conduction. The metal material of the spoon allows heat to flow easily, causing the temperature of the spoon to increase as it comes into contact with the hot water.

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Why would medel spoon be hotter in the boiling water then the wooden spoon?

Metal conducts heat better than wood, so a metal spoon will absorb heat more quickly from the boiling water, making it hotter to the touch. On the other hand, wood is a poor conductor of heat, so a wooden spoon will not get as hot as quickly in the same boiling water.


What is the answer of a metal spoon is hotter than a wooden spoon after the spoons are put in a basin of hot water for 5 minutes?

Metals have specific heats higher than wood.


Why does the handle of a metal spoon got hotter than a wooden spoon?

Metal is a good conductor of heat. Wood is not a good conductor of heat, although I wouldn't exactly call it an insulator of heat either. If you put a wooden spoon halfway into a pot of hot water, the dry part of the spoon will not get hot even though the wet half will be as hot as the water is, if you leave it in for a while. But if you heat up a wooden spoon and keep it dry, let's say by leaving it on a baking sheet and baking it in the oven along with some cookies, you may be able to grab the spoon and pick it up even though it's hot. There's no way you could do that with a metal spoon because you'd "feel" the heat more with metal. The heat would be conducted from the metal spoon to your skin, but a wooden spoon won't conduct much heat to you.


Why an empty glass cracks when you pour very hot water into it but it does not crack if there is a metal spoon in it?

As the metal spoon is a good conductor of heat and because heat travels from a hotter reigion to a colder reigion,the metal spoon will conduct heat away from the hot water and thus,the emty glass will not crack.


Why does a metal spoon feel colder than a wooden spoon when in cold water?

Because metal conducts heat faster than wood. The temperature of the water will be carried up to your hand much more efficiently by the metal spoon than a wooden spoon.


Is a wooden spoon a conductor or insulator?

Wood is an insulator. Think about it; when you put a wooden or plastic spoon in boiling water, does it burn your hand? No. This is because it slows the flow of heat from the water to your hand. I do not suggest trying the same thing with a metal spoon, which is a good conductor.


Think of a metal spoon in a pot of hot water. How do the particles of the water affect the particles of the spoon?

Conduction is what transfers the heat in this process. The fast moving particles in the hot electric coil collide with the slow-moving particles in the cool pot. The transfer of the heat causes the pot's particles to move faster. Then the pot's particles collide with the water's particles, which in turn collide with the particles of the spoon. As the particles move faster, the metal spoon becomes hotter.


Why does a metal spoon get hot in a pot of boiling water?

'nothing, it's like putting a spoon in a hot soup' Wrong ^ As the metal spoon is a better conductor of heat than the air the hot water (or soup) and the spoon as a larger surface area with the air (or active sight) it transfers heat to the surrounding faster, thus cooling the hot liquid faster.


What will happen when you put a metal spoon in boiling water?

some water vapor released from boiling would condense on the cold spoon as water droplets.


What material would you stir boiling water with?

A wooden spoon


What cause a metal spoon to bend in water?

When a metal spoon is placed in water, the water exerts an upward buoyant force on the spoon due to the displacement of water. If the force of buoyancy is greater than the weight of the spoon, the spoon may bend due to the imbalance of forces acting on it. This effect is especially noticeable if the spoon is made of a soft or thin metal.


Will a wooden spoon rust if it is left in water?

yes because it will rust