When a hot piece of copper touches a cold piece of copper, which direction will heat transfer and why? Heat transfers from the hot piece to the cold piece because it is more probable that the heat would transfer because there are more arrangements possible for the quanta of energy when spread out across both pieces of copper. O Heat transfers from the hot piece to the cold piece, because once the quanta of energy have spread out across both pieces of metal, they will not go back to their initial arrangement. O Heat transfers from the cold piece to the hot piece because it is more probable that the heat would transfer because there are more arrangements possible for the quanta of energy when most of the quanta are on the hot piece. O Heat will not transfer between the pieces.

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When a hot piece of copper touches a cold piece of
copper, which direction will heat transfer and why?
Heat transfers from the hot piece to the cold piece
because it is more probable that the heat would transfer
because there are more arrangements possible for the
quanta of energy when spread out across both pieces of
copper.
O Heat transfers from the hot piece to the cold piece,
because once the quanta of energy have spread out
across both pieces o metal, they will not go back to their
initial arrangement.
O Heat transfers from the cold piece to the hot piece
because it is more probable that the heat would transfer
because there are more arrangements possible for the
quanta of energy when most of the quanta are on the hot
piece.
O Heat will not transfer between the pieces.
Transcribed Image Text:When a hot piece of copper touches a cold piece of copper, which direction will heat transfer and why? Heat transfers from the hot piece to the cold piece because it is more probable that the heat would transfer because there are more arrangements possible for the quanta of energy when spread out across both pieces of copper. O Heat transfers from the hot piece to the cold piece, because once the quanta of energy have spread out across both pieces o metal, they will not go back to their initial arrangement. O Heat transfers from the cold piece to the hot piece because it is more probable that the heat would transfer because there are more arrangements possible for the quanta of energy when most of the quanta are on the hot piece. O Heat will not transfer between the pieces.
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