an air temperature of 25C. What is most likely to happen to the temperature of the coffee?
The hot coffee will transfer thermal energy into the air, and the energy transfer will continue until the coffee is at room temperature.
The air will transfer thermal energy into the coffee, and the energy transfer will continue until the coffee is at room temperature.
The hot coffee will transfer thermal energy into the air and will continue to transfer energy until they are both 93℃.
The air will transfer thermal energy into the coffee and will continue to transfer energy until they are both 93℃.
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The correct statement regarding the temperature of the coffee is:
The hot coffee will transfer thermal energy into the air, and the energy transfer will continue until the coffee is at room temperature.
This is based on the principle of heat transfer, where heat flows from a hotter object (the coffee) to a cooler environment (the air) until thermal equilibrium is reached, which in this case will occur when the coffee cools to the same temperature as the surrounding room air (25°C).
