A student places a turkey which is at room temperature of 45°C into the oven that has a temperature of 185°C. If the student immediately turns off the oven after he places the turkey inside of it, then what will happen to the turkey?(1 point)

Question

Responses

A.Thermal energy will flow from turkey into the oven until they both reach equilibrium at 45°C.

B.Thermal energy will flow from the turkey into the oven until they both reach equilibrium at 100°C

C.Thermal energy will flow from the oven into the turkey until they both reach a temperature of over 200°C.

D.Thermal energy will flow from the oven into the turkey until they reach equilibrium at 100°C.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

D. Thermal energy will flow from the oven into the turkey until they reach equilibrium at 100°C.

Initially, the turkey is at a higher temperature than its surrounding environment because it is placed in an oven that has a temperature of 185°C. When the oven is turned off, the hot air in the oven and the turkey will eventually reach thermal equilibrium. However, because the turkey is at a lower initial temperature of 45°C, the thermal energy will flow from the oven into the turkey until they reach an equilibrium temperature, which will be around the boiling point of water (100°C) for the turkey before any significant cooking occurs, assuming the turkey absorbs enough heat.