Question

What happens when you touch two hot bowls made of different materials? The wooden and metal bowl are both at the same temperature and HOTTER than your finger. Compare the direction and speed of the heat arrows for the wooden and metal bowl. Explain WHY and what affects HOW the arrows move from the wooden and metal bowl to the finger.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Both metal and wooden bowls are at the same temperature . But wood is non-conductor of heat whereas metal is conductor of heat .

If we touch the wooden bowl , heat flows from hot to cold object . Since the finger is at higher temperature , heat flows from finger to wooden bowl . But , since wood is non conducting , it does not allow heat to be conducted through it . Hence very less heat will be conducted from our finger .

On the other hand , if we touch a metal bowl , heat flows from finger to the metal bowl , without any hinderance . Hence rate  of heat flow will be fast in case of metal bowl . As a result of it , we feel cool in touching metal bowl . This feeling will be absent in case of wooden bowl.