Question
The surface of a heated metal object measures 120°C. It is dropped into a bucket filled with water measuring 10°C.
Which of the following is most likely to occur?
(1 point)
Responses
The water and metal will adjust to the same temperature between 10°C and 120°C.
The water and metal will adjust to the same temperature between 10°C and 120°C.
The water will remain the same temperature, but the metal will cool to 10°C
The water will remain the same temperature, but the metal will cool to 10°C
Both the water and metal will adjust to the same temperature below 10°C.
Both the water and metal will adjust to the same temperature below 10°C.
The water and metal will adjust to different temperatures above 120°C.
The water and metal will adjust to different temperatures above 120°C.
Which of the following is most likely to occur?
(1 point)
Responses
The water and metal will adjust to the same temperature between 10°C and 120°C.
The water and metal will adjust to the same temperature between 10°C and 120°C.
The water will remain the same temperature, but the metal will cool to 10°C
The water will remain the same temperature, but the metal will cool to 10°C
Both the water and metal will adjust to the same temperature below 10°C.
Both the water and metal will adjust to the same temperature below 10°C.
The water and metal will adjust to different temperatures above 120°C.
The water and metal will adjust to different temperatures above 120°C.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The most likely occurrence is:
**The water and metal will adjust to the same temperature between 10°C and 120°C.**
When the heated metal object is dropped into the cooler water, heat will transfer from the metal to the water until thermal equilibrium is reached, which will be a temperature somewhere between the initial temperatures of the two substances. The final temperature will be higher than 10°C (the water's initial temperature) but lower than 120°C (the metal's initial temperature), as heat flows from the hotter object to the cooler one.
**The water and metal will adjust to the same temperature between 10°C and 120°C.**
When the heated metal object is dropped into the cooler water, heat will transfer from the metal to the water until thermal equilibrium is reached, which will be a temperature somewhere between the initial temperatures of the two substances. The final temperature will be higher than 10°C (the water's initial temperature) but lower than 120°C (the metal's initial temperature), as heat flows from the hotter object to the cooler one.