In this scenario, when the turkey, which is at a room temperature of 45°C, is placed into the oven with a temperature of 185°C and the oven is then turned off, thermal energy will flow from the oven to the turkey until they reach thermal equilibrium.
Since the initial temperature of the turkey (45°C) is much lower than the temperature of the oven (185°C), heat will flow from the hotter object (the oven) to the cooler object (the turkey). However, since the oven is turned off, the transfer of thermal energy will cease once the turkey's temperature approaches the oven's temperature, and they will not exceed the oven's temperature.
The correct answer is that thermal energy will flow from the oven into the turkey until they both reach equilibrium at a temperature less than 185°C, and since there are no options that correctly reflect this, it's clear that the turkey will not reach 100°C or any temperature above its own initial temperature after the oven is turned off.
Thus, the best response aligned with the physics of the situation is that thermal energy will flow from the oven into the turkey until they reach equilibrium, although the exact equilibrium temperature cannot be assessed with the provided choices. However, the most accurate understanding is that they will not exceed the initial temperature of the hotter object immediately after the oven is turned off.
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