Pages From 5054 - w15 - QP - 22-4 - Thermal Transfer
Pages From 5054 - w15 - QP - 22-4 - Thermal Transfer
Pages From 5054 - w15 - QP - 22-4 - Thermal Transfer
4 A copper saucepan with a wooden handle contains cold water. The saucepan is placed on a
red-hot heating element that is a part of an electric cooker.
water
saucepan
wooden handle
heating element
Fig. 4.1
(a) Explain why wood is a suitable material for the handle of the saucepan.
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(b) (i) Describe and explain, in terms of free electrons, how thermal energy is transferred
through the copper base of the saucepan.
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(ii) Describe and explain how thermal energy is transferred upwards through the water.
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