This document discusses different modes of heat transfer including conduction, convection, and insulation. It provides examples of how conduction occurs through particle vibration and collisions, and how insulation works by trapping air or using materials like fat, goose down, or wood that are poor conductors of heat. When touching objects at room temperature, the object that feels cooler has a higher rate of conduction, with metals conducting heat away from the hands faster than wood.
This document discusses different modes of heat transfer including conduction, convection, and insulation. It provides examples of how conduction occurs through particle vibration and collisions, and how insulation works by trapping air or using materials like fat, goose down, or wood that are poor conductors of heat. When touching objects at room temperature, the object that feels cooler has a higher rate of conduction, with metals conducting heat away from the hands faster than wood.
This document discusses different modes of heat transfer including conduction, convection, and insulation. It provides examples of how conduction occurs through particle vibration and collisions, and how insulation works by trapping air or using materials like fat, goose down, or wood that are poor conductors of heat. When touching objects at room temperature, the object that feels cooler has a higher rate of conduction, with metals conducting heat away from the hands faster than wood.
This document discusses different modes of heat transfer including conduction, convection, and insulation. It provides examples of how conduction occurs through particle vibration and collisions, and how insulation works by trapping air or using materials like fat, goose down, or wood that are poor conductors of heat. When touching objects at room temperature, the object that feels cooler has a higher rate of conduction, with metals conducting heat away from the hands faster than wood.
1 C 2 C 3 C 4 (a) An insulating handle allows us to grasp the handle without getting burnt. (b) Wood 5 Goose-down in the jacket traps air. Since air is a poor conductor of heat, energy cannot easily escape by conduction. 6 In conduction, particles vibrate and transfer energy when they collide with each other. Since there is no particle in a vacuum, conduction does not occur. 7 Since fat is a good insulator, it reduces heat transfer from the body to the surroundings by conduction. 8 Touch the objects at room temperature in turn. The one that feels cooler has a higher rate of conduction. 9 (a) In both cases, heat flows from the hand to the railing. (b) Metal is a good conductor. When we touch a metal railing, it conducts energy away from our hands quickly. On the contrary, wood is a good insulator. When we touch a wooden railing, only little energy is conducted away from our hands. Therefore, a metal railing feels colder than a wooden railing even if they have the same temperature.
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