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)

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

The correct response is:

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

When the turkey, initially at 45°C, is placed into the oven at 185°C, thermal energy will flow from the oven into the turkey. Since the oven is a hotter environment than the turkey, the temperature of the turkey will increase until it reaches equilibrium with the surrounding environment, which will be determined by the maximum temperature the oven can provide. However, since the oven is turned off, the temperature will not indefinitely rise beyond the maximum achievable, which is why the equilibrium temperature will balance out at 100°C (as that's the cooking temperature for poultry, before cooling or a race towards room temperature).