Which of the following best explains why the end of a spoon sticking out of a cup of hot water also gets hot?

The hot water causes a chemical reaction to take place in the spoon.

The heat from the hot water is conducted to the spoon handle

The hot water causes a physical change in the spoon handle.

The hot water heats the air surrounding the upper part of the spoon.

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Tate Valenzuela

14 April, 15:05

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Landen Walls · Answer 1

It should be B. The spoon is metal and a good conductor of heat which means generally the whole spoon should be hot if one end is being heated up.