Question

Which of the following is NOT true about conduction as a means of heat transfer?

a. transfer of heat occurs through sucessive collisions of the atoms or molecules
b. the average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules is greater in the hot object than in the cold javascript:void(0)object
c. the transfer process requires a material medium for it to take place
d.there is net translational motion of the atoms or molecules from their mean equilibrium positionsjavascript:void(0)

Answer 1

Answer on Question #41561, Physics, Molecular Physics — Thermodynamics — for completion

Question:Which of the following is NOT true about conduction as a means of heat transfer?

a. transfer of heat occurs through successive collisions of the atoms or molecules

b. the average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules is greater in the hot object than in the cold

c. the transfer process requires a material medium for it to take place

d.there is net translational motion of the atoms or molecules from their mean equilibrium

Solution

This is not true: d.there is net translational motion of the atoms or molecules from their mean equilibrium