Electrochemistry Ques 6

6. On heating one end of a piece of a metal, the other end becomes hot because of

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(a) resistance of the metallic material

(b) mobility of atoms in the metal

(c) energised electrons moving to the other end

(d) minor perturbation in the energy of atoms

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Solution:

When one end of a metal is heated, the free electrons gain energy and move to the other end, transferring heat through the metal.