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If you pour equal amounts of scalding hot water into different metallic cups of equal temperature, which cup will heat up the most?

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Answer: The cup with the highest Thermal Conductivity will heat up the most.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Thermal Conductivity of a metal is its capacity of transmitting heat from one point to other, under steady conditions . The higher the thermal conductivity, then, it better conducts it.

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