Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Transfer of thermal energy

Transfer of thermal energy — practice question

A teacher puts solid wax into a copper can and heats the can. She records the wax temperature every minute. She keeps heating after the wax has melted and stops once the wax is boiling.
(a(i))[1]

State the name of the process that carries thermal energy through the copper.

(a(ii))[3]

From the graph in Fig. 6.1, find: 1. the wax melting point, 2. the wax boiling point, 3. the time when boiling begins.

(b)[6]

Describe the molecular structure of the wax by referring to the arrangement, separation and movement of its molecules when it is a solid and when it is a gas.

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