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The soup’s molecules have more potential energy, so they transfer thermal energy to the spoon.
The soup’s molecules have more potential energy, so they transfer thermal energy to the spoon.
The soup’s molecules have more kinetic energy, so they transfer thermal energy to the spoon.
The soup’s molecules have more kinetic energy, so they transfer thermal energy to the spoon.
The spoon’s molecules have less kinetic energy, so they transfer thermal energy to the soup.
The spoon’s molecules have less kinetic energy, so they transfer thermal energy to the soup.
The soup’s molecules have the same kinetic energy as the spoon’s molecules, so there is no transfer of thermal energy.
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The correct response is:
The soup’s molecules have more kinetic energy, so they transfer thermal energy to the spoon.
In this scenario, the hot soup has molecules that are moving faster (higher kinetic energy) than the molecules in the cold spoon. As a result, thermal energy is transferred from the soup to the spoon until thermal equilibrium is reached.
