Question

Mr. Wilson was in your class during the afternoon. Instead of drinking coffee he had a cup filled with ice cubes and diet cherry vanilla Dr. Pepper. By the end of class, the ice was gone from his glass of DP. What evidence or lack of evidence do you have to support your answer?

Answer 1

When a spoon at room temperature is placed in a cup of hot coffee, the energy is redistributed through heat transfer. The spoon gains thermal energy from the coffee and transfers heat to the air.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a spoon at room temperature is placed in a cup of hot coffee, energy is redistributed between the spoon and the coffee through a process called heat transfer. Heat is transferred from the hot coffee to the spoon, causing the spoon to gain thermal energy and increase in temperature. At the same time, the spoon transfers heat to the surrounding air through conduction and convection.