alleryStart learning →Heat transfer is defined as:
AEnergy stored in a body
BEnergy IN TRANSIT due to a TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
CWork done by a force
DInternal energy change
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Energy IN TRANSIT due to a TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
Heat transfer = energy transit driven by temperature gradient.
Thermodynamics tells WHAT happens (δQ, δW, final state)
heat transfer tells HOW (mechanism) and AT WHAT RATE.
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