A metal spoon is left partly immersed in a cup of hot tea

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics

Problem

A metal spoon is left partly immersed in a cup of hot tea. After a short time the free (outer) end of the spoon also becomes warm even though the spoon itself shows no visible motion. Identify the dominant mode of heat transfer involved and state one reason for your answer.

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