Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Transfer of thermal energy

Transfer of thermal energy — practice question

Some electric hotplates are made of metal and they do not glow when they are hot. Other hotplates are made of glass and have a heater below them that glows red. The heater heats the glass. For both hotplates, there is no air gap between the hotplate and a metal pan that is placed on it. Which statement is correct?

  • AThe glass hotplate transfers less energy by radiation to the base of the pan than the metal hotplate.
  • BThe glass hotplate transfers energy by convection to the base of the pan.
  • CThe metal hotplate transfers energy by conduction to the base of the pan.
  • DThe metal hotplate transfers energy by convection to the base of the pan.

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