Question

A solid object at 30°C is placed inside a container of liquid at 60°C.

What most likely will be observed?

a
The temperature of the solid object will decrease.
b
The temperature of the solid object will increase.
c
The temperature of the liquid will increase.
d
The temperature of the liquid will remain the same.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot]

b. The temperature of the solid object will increase. Heat will transfer from the higher temperature liquid to the lower temperature solid object until they reach thermal equilibrium, which will result in an increase in the temperature of the solid object.