Question

A cup of tea at 60°C is sitting on a table in a room whose temperature is 24°C. Choose the best statement concerning heat flow. Heat will flow from the tea into the air in the room. Heat will flow from the air in the room into the tea. There will be no exchange of heat. Heat will flow both ways in equal amounts.

Answer 1

Heat will flow from the tea into the air of the room

Step-by-step explanation:

Heat Transfer

Answer 2

Heat will flow from the tea into the air in the room

Step-by-step explanation:

The sistem is going to find an equilibrium temperature for both elements.

As we have a small hot mass and a large cold mass, that temperature will be colder than the tea (and hotter than the air, but as the size of a cup is too small for a room, it will be almost equal to 24 Celsius)

Then the heat will 'leave' the tea.