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A man relaxes in his hot tub after a day at work. his body temp is 98.6F and the water is 102F

how does the heat transfer?
A. Heat does not transfer between his body and the water
B. Heat transfers to his body from the water by conduction
C. Heat transfers from his body to the water by convection
D. Heat transfers from his body to the water by conduction
Thank you !

User Neamerjell
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I think it is b.heat transfers to his body from the water by conduction
User Mayuran
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Answer is: B. Heat transfers to his body from the water by conduction.

Thermal conductuction is the transfer of heat through physical contact. Thermal conduction is the transfer of heat by microscopic collisions of particles.

Heat spontaneously flows from a hotter (in this example water) to a colder body (in this example human body).

The process of heat conduction depends on four basic factors: the temperature gradient, the cross section of the materials involved, their path length and the properties of those materials.

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