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if a cup of coffee is at 90°c and a person with a body temperature of 36°c touches it, how will heat flow between them? from the hand to the cup from the cup to the hand from the cup to the surrounding air from the hand to surrounding air
Heat always flows from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature. The coffee is at 90°C and the body - temperature is 36°C. When the person touches the cup, heat will transfer from the hotter object (the cup of coffee) to the cooler object (the person's hand).
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B. from the cup to the hand