A wooden spoon, steel spoon, and a gold spoon are initially placed in a bowl of hot water. When taken out of the bowl, which spoon will be hotter for a longer time? 

Given three spoons made of wood, steel, and gold placed in a bowl of hot water

To find which spoon will be hotter for a longer time

Solution:

Wood is a bad conductor of heat. Steel and gold are metals and good conductors of heat. Of the two, steel has lower conductivity compared to gold. So it retains heat for a longer period of time.

So the steel spoon remains hot for a longer time compared to wooden and golden spoons

 

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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