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Explain the following observations, referring to the appropriate process of heat transfer in each case.

Two cups of tea are poured at the same time. They are left for ten minutes
One of the cups has a metal teaspoon left in it. The tea in this cup is cooler
than the tea in the other cup at the end of the ten-minute period.

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Answer:

A metal spoon in a cup of tea will act as a radiator, conducting heat to the air because metal is a conductor.

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