Question

When you apply increasing thermal energy to a certain material. it reaches a temperature of 50 degrees C. however, when it reaches this temperature, applying more increasing thermal energy does not cause the temperature to rise. which of the following best explains what is happening?

A. the system is having its heat leaking out that is not going into the material.

B. the material is at its phase change temperature and the thermal energy is going to change the phase instead of increase the temperature

C. the material is made of a heat-resistant alloy that is preventing that thermal energy from being fully absorbed

D. the material has already absorbed enough thermal energy and cannot absorb any more. ​

Answer 1

B (I guess) Hopefully below of the following Explanation or information enough for your reference. Thank you.

Step-by-step explanation:

One of the major effects of heat transfer is temperature change: heating increases the temperature while cooling decreases it. We assume that there is no phase change and that no work is done on or by the system. Experiments show that the transferred heat depends on three factors—the change in temperature, the mass of the system, and the sub

molecules and atoms. The motion of atoms create heat or thermal energy. The more motion, the more heat. If it has greater mass, greater thermal energy. Lower mass, low thermal energy.

More mass = More heat that can be transferred.