Heat Transfer

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Conduction is the process of heat transfer though vibrating particles

passing along excess kinetic energy to neighbouring particles.

Conduction occurs mostly in solid substances, where the

particles are arranged touching one another.

Metals are particularly good at transferring heat as the kinetic energy can be passed through
delocalised protons, which can move through the substance freely.

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Convection occurs in liquids and gases.

when a substance is heated, the particles move faster and the fluid
substance contracts, making it less dense. As it is less dense, it rises.

As the substance rises away from the heat source, it cools

and the particles fall back down as they become more dense.

This circulation of particles is called a convection current.

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Radition is another form of heat transfer.

This type of heat transfer does not involve particles, but instead energy is transferred as
electrostatic waves of a specific frequency.

This frequency produces infrared waves.

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The hotter an object is, the more radiation it emits.

The surface of a substance also effects how much heat is radiated.

If a substance has a matt black surface, it will emit and

absorb less than a substance with a white glossy surface.

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Survival blankets are shiny silver to stop heat transfer from a person
by conduction. This keeps them warm until they are rescued.

Survival blankets prevent

heat transfer
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radiation.