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Is cooking popcorn on a stove convection, radiation or conduction?

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Answer:

Conduction

Step-by-step explanation:

The heat from the pan transfers directly to the oil. The heat from the oil transfers directly to the popcorn kernels. When the kernels reach 100°C, the liquid water inside each kernel turns into a gas (steam) and expands, making the kernel “pop.”

(Hope this helps!! Btw, I am the first to answer.)

User Shane D
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Cooking the popcorn on a stove is the transfer of energy in the form conduction.

Heat Energy transfers from the flame to the popcorn through the utensil which uses the mode of CONDUCTION.

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