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The soup’s molecules have the same kinetic energy as the spoon’s molecules, so there is no transfer of thermal energy.
The soup’s molecules have the same kinetic energy as the spoon’s molecules, so there is no transfer of thermal energy.
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 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.
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The correct response is:
The soup’s molecules have more kinetic energy, so they transfer thermal energy to the spoon.
When a cold spoon is placed in hot soup, the hotter molecules of the soup (which have higher kinetic energy) transfer thermal energy to the colder molecules of the spoon (which have lower kinetic energy). This process continues until thermal equilibrium is reached, where the temperatures of the spoon and the soup become more similar.
