Imagine that you have a metal bar sitting half in the Sun and half in the dark.

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Imagine that you have a metal bar sitting half in the Sun and half in the dark. On a sunny day, the part of the metal that has been sitting in the Sun feels hot. If you touch the part of the metal bar that has been sitting in the dark, will it feel hot or cold? Justify your answer in terms of thermal conductivity.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 9780321910417

13th Edition

Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus

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