Question

A steel spoon kept on a candle flame becomes hot after a while, because heat transfers from the flame to the spoon by ___________.

• A. conduction
• B. convection
• C. radiation
• D. (a) and (b) above.

Answer 1

The correct option is A conduction

Conduction is the process of heat transfer in solids. When a solid object comes in contact with a heat source, heat starts to flow through the object by the vibrations of its particles.
A metal spoon kept on a candle flame becomes hot after sometime, as it absorbs and conducts heat from the flame.