16. An aluminum block has a starting temperature of 300oC. The block is placed into 200 milliliters of water, which has a temperature of 20oC. What heat transfer will occur?(1 point)

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Heat will flow from the block to the water until both have a temperature of 300oC.
Heat will flow from the block to the water until both have a temperature of 300oC.

Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have the same temperature as their container.
Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have the same temperature as their container.

Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have a temperature of 20 degrees Celcius.
Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have a temperature of 20 degrees Celcius.

Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have a temperature between 20 degrees Celsius and 300 degrees Celcius.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have a temperature between 20 degrees Celsius and 300 degrees Celsius.

In this scenario, heat will transfer from the hotter aluminum block (initially at 300°C) to the cooler water (initially at 20°C) until thermal equilibrium is reached, meaning the two substances will settle at a final temperature that is somewhere between the initial temperatures of the block and the water.