Question

A metal spoon becomes hot when placed in a hot cup of tea.

Answer 1

1. Conduction is a process of heat transfer from a hotter to a cooler end of a body at different temperatures, which are in contact with each other.
2. In solids the heat is transferred by the process of conduction.
3. For example, a metal spoon becomes hot when placed in a hot cup of tea also gets heated. This happens because heat from the hot liquid flows into the metal spoon by conduction.