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A student stirs a cup of hot chocolate with a cold metal spoon and observes that the spoon becomes warmer.

According to the law of conservation of energy, which answer choice best describes why the spoon became
warmer?
The high-energy spoon particles destroy some of the hot chocolate particles, which causes the spoon to become warmer.
The high-energy spoon particles transfer some of their energy to the hot chocolate particles, which causes the spoon to
become warmer. The high-energy spoon particles transfer some of their energy to the hot chocolate particles, which causes
the spoon to become warmer.
The high-energy hot chocolate particles transfer some of their energy to the spoon particles, which causes the spoon to
become warmer.
The high-energy hot chocolate particles destroy some of the spoon particles, which causes the spoon to become warmer.

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

The high-energy hot chocolate particles transfer some of their energy to the spoon particles, which causes the spoon to

become warmer.

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