Question

A hot metal plate at 150 degree C has been placed in air at room temperature. Which event would most likely take place over the text few minutes

Answer 1

When hot metal plate is placed in air at room temperature

Then due to temperature difference heat flow will start from higher temperature to lower temperature

Here heat flow is from hot plate to room

The heat flow here is of two types

1. Convection flow of heat

In this phenomenon the thermal energy is transferred from plate to room by the thermal motion of air molecules in the room

2. Radiation heat flow

In this phenomenon the thermal energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves which transmits from the plate

This flow of heat will continue till the temperature of room and plate will become equal