Question

a lab technician took two identical vials of flu vaccine out of a laboratory refrigerator. she left one near the refrigerator and put the other on a counter near a window. this table shows how the temperature of each vial changed over 20 minutes. vial initial temperature (°c) final temperature (°c) vial near the refrigerator 3.6 7.3 vial near the window 3.4 7.1 the next time the lab technician takes a vial of flu vaccine out of the refrigerator, she does not want it to warm up quickly. what should she do to minimize the rate of thermal energy transfer into the vial? put the vial near the refrigerator put the vial near the window either; the rate of thermal energy transfer is the same whether the vial is near the refrigerator or the window

Explanation:

The vial near the refrigerator had a smaller temperature - increase in the same time period compared to the vial near the window. This implies that the environment near the refrigerator has a lower rate of thermal energy transfer to the vial, which is desired to minimize warming up quickly.

Answer:

put the vial near the refrigerator