Question

When cold milk

is added to hot
coffee, the milk
warms up and the
coffee cools down.
What can be said
about the energy
of the milk and
the energy of
the coffee when
this happens?

Answer 1

See explanation below.

Step-by-step explanation:

The internal energy (kinetic energy) of the milk particles increases thus warming the milk up, while the internal energy of the coffee particles reduce their initial average speed as they are imparting energy to the slow milk particles.