Question

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If heat is exchanged between a hot and cold object, the temperature of the cold object goes on increasing due to gain of energy and the temperature of the hot object goes on decreasing due to loss of energy. The change in temperature continues till the temperatures of both objects attain the same value. In this process, the cold object gains heat energy and the hot object loses heat energy. If the system of both the objects is isolated from the environment by keeping it inside a heat-resistant box then no energy can flow from inside the box or come into the box. In this situation, we get the following principle.
Heat energy lost by the hot object = Heat energy gained by the cold object. This is called the ‘Principle of heat exchange’.

1. Where does heat transfer take place?
2. In such a situation which principle of heat do you perceive?
3. How can this principle be explained in short?
4. Measuring the property of which substance this principle is used?

Answer 1

1. Heat is transferred from hot object to cold object.
2. During the transfer of heat from hot object to cold object we perceive the principle of heat exchange.
3. As inside the heat resistant box, the heat lost by hot object exactly equals heat gained by cold object, principle of heat exchange is stated as:
   In an isolated system,
   Heat energy lost by hot object = Heat energy gained by cold object.
4. Specific heat of the substance is measured using the principle of heat exchange.