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Question
A wooden spoon is dipped in a cup of ice cream. Its other end ______.
Options
becomes cold by the process of conduction
becomes cold by the process of convection.
becomes cold by the process of radiation.
does not become cold.
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Solution
A wooden spoon is dipped in a cup of ice cream. Its other end does not become cold.
Explanation:
A wooden spoon is an insulator.
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