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Subject: Water is the best conductor of Heat.

Date: Wed May 30 09:28:14 2012
Posted by Harshith
Grade level: 7-9 School: B.G.National Public School
City: Bangalore State/Province: Karnataka Country: India
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1338395294.Ph
Message:

Statement:-
Conduction is the mode of transfer of heat.Transfer means both absorption and
emission.When water is kept in a metal vessel,and metal vessel kept on the stove
to heat it,then water in the metal vessel absorbs the heat from the metal vessel
to raise the temperature.Here water molecules in that container absorbs heat
from the molecules of metal vessel through conduction.Because metal cannot
convect heat.Therefore water absorbs heat through conduction and transmits heat
through convection.

My View:-
Therefore according to me ,water is a good conductor of heat for the mode of
absorption and bad conductor of heat for the mode of emission.

Question:-
So, do you think my views are correct?
if not suggest me with suggestions.



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