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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.

Fig. 4.1 shows the saucepan on the heating element.

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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