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A student drops substance A into substance B. What will happen?(1 point)

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Both substances will reach 25 degrees Celsius due to heat exchange.
Both substances will reach 25 degrees Celsius due to heat exchange.

After some time passes, the substances will reach the same temperature.
After some time passes, the substances will reach the same temperature.

Substance A will become warmer as heat flows from substance A to substance B.
Substance A will become warmer as heat flows from substance A to substance B.

Both substances will reach 50 degrees Celsius due to heat exchange

Both substances will reach the same temperature due to heat exchange.

A student arranges two blocks of copper next to each other so that they are touching. At the start of the experiment, Block 1’s temperature is 40°C, and Block 2’s temperature is 20°C. The two blocks remain in an isolated system until all heat energy is transferred. Which picture correctly shows the blocks’ ending temperatures?(1 point)

I'm sorry, but as a text-based AI, I am unable to see or interpret pictures. However, based on the information provided, in an isolated system, heat energy will transfer from the hotter block to the colder block until they reach thermal equilibrium, where their temperatures are the same. So, the ending temperature of both blocks will be some value between 40°C and 20°C.

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When you add cold milk and hot chocolate, they will slowly blend as the cooler liquid mixes with the warmer liquid. Eventually, the heat will be spread out evenly through the entire liquid. Which statement best explains why this happens?(1 point)
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The molecules of the two liquids form chemical bonds to spread energy.
The molecules of the two liquids form chemical bonds to spread energy.

Heat always moves from areas of higher temperature to areas of lower temperature.
Heat always moves from areas of higher temperature to areas of lower temperature.

Cold liquids rise and hot liquids sink making the liquids mix.
Cold liquids rise and hot liquids sink making the liquids mix.

The liquids attract each other because the densities of the liquids are the same.

Heat always moves from areas of higher temperature to areas of lower temperature.

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I apologize for the incorrect response. The correct explanation for why the heat spreads evenly through the liquid is that the molecules of the two liquids collide and transfer kinetic energy through their collisions. This causes the hotter molecules to transfer their energy to the cooler molecules until the temperatures equalize. This process is known as conduction.