When Objects at Different Temperatures Are Brought into Thermal Contact

question 74

Multiple Choice

When objects at different temperatures are brought into thermal contact with one another, the resulting spontaneous flow of heat proceeds from the object with the higher

• A) thermal conductivity to the one with the lower thermal conductivity.
• B) specific heat to the one with the lower specific heat.
• C) heat capacity to the one with the lower capacity.
• D) temperature to the one with the lower temperature.
• E) impossible to predict on the basis of this data.

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