O-LevelPhysicsThermal Physics5054/12 · May/June 2018 · Q241 Mark

Samples of four different materials at room temperature are heated from below and heat is transferred upwards. In which material is all of the heat transferred by the vibration of molecules?

Aair

Bmercury

Crubber

Dwater

✓ Correct answer

C: rubber

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Topic: Thermal Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Physics, May/June 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 24.

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