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    E4 - Thermal Processes

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    The document discusses heat transfer through infrared radiation. It provides examples of how different surface colors and properties affect the emission and absorption of infrared radiation. Specifically, it notes that: - Infrared radiation travels through empty space at the speed of light as waves. - Black surfaces are poor emitters but good absorbers of infrared radiation, while white or shiny surfaces are good emitters but poor absorbers. - In an experiment using identical metal cans, one painted black and one polished, the black can would lose heat through infrared radiation faster due to its properties of being a good absorber.

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    The document discusses heat transfer through infrared radiation. It provides examples of how different surface colors and properties affect the emission and absorption of infrared radiation. Specifically, it notes that: - Infrared radiation travels through empty space at the speed of light as waves. - Black surfaces are poor emitters but good absorbers of infrared radiation, while white or shiny surfaces are good emitters but poor absorbers. - In an experiment using identical metal cans, one painted black and one polished, the black can would lose heat through infrared radiation faster due to its properties of being a good absorber.

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    The document discusses heat transfer through infrared radiation. It provides examples of how different surface colors and properties affect the emission and absorption of infrared radiation. Specifically, it notes that: - Infrared radiation travels through empty space at the speed of light as waves. - Black surfaces are poor emitters but good absorbers of infrared radiation, while white or shiny surfaces are good emitters but poor absorbers. - In an experiment using identical metal cans, one painted black and one polished, the black can would lose heat through infrared radiation faster due to its properties of being a good absorber.

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    E4 - Thermal Processes

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    alexandria iskandar
    The document discusses heat transfer through infrared radiation. It provides examples of how different surface colors and properties affect the emission and absorption of infrared radiation. Specifically, it notes that: - Infrared radiation travels through empty space at the speed of light as waves. - Black surfaces are poor emitters but good absorbers of infrared radiation, while white or shiny surfaces are good emitters but poor absorbers. - In an experiment using identical metal cans, one painted black and one polished, the black can would lose heat through infrared radiation faster due to its properties of being a good absorber.

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    Exercise 4 : Thermas Processes

    Name : ................................ Date : .................

    1. Copy the text and fill in the missing words from the list below. You can use the words once,
    more tan once or not at all.

    Good mirrors light poor hot rises sound infrared

    Heat energy can travel through empty space by


    ___________ rays. These rays travel at the speed
    _________ . the heat energy travels are a wave.
    Infrared radiation can be reflected by ________
    just like light rays.

    Dull, black surfaces are ___________ emitters


    and ________ absorbers of heat radiation.

    White of shiny, bright surfaces are __________ emitters and ___________ absorbers of heat
    radiation.

    2. The following statements are all about heat radiation. Decide which statements are true and
    which statements are false. If they are false, explain why the answer is not correct.
    a. Infrared radiation travels through metals. True / False
    b. White objects are good condutors of infrared radiation. True / False
    c. Black obects are good absorbers of heat radiation. True / False
    d. White objects are poor absorbers of heat radiation and good emmiters True / False
    e. Cold obects give out infrared radiation. True / False

    3. Make the correct links

    People paint houses in hot To absorb as much


    countries white radiation from the sun as
    possible
    Paint solar panels for To reflect the heat back
    making electricity black into the drink and keep it
    warm
    People are wrapped in To reflect their own heat
    shiny foil after a back into them
    marathon
    Thermos flasks are shiny To reflect the heat of the
    on the inside sun away and keep them
    cool
    4. Fig. 4.1 shows two identical metal cans, open at the top, used in an experiment on thermal
    energy. The outside of can A is polished and the outside of can B is painted black.

    (a) The cans are heated to the same temperature. Predict and explain the relative rates
    of loss of thermal energy by infra-red radiation from the two cans.
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    (b) (i) A student is provided with the two cans, a supply of hot water and two
    thermometers. Describe the experiment he should carry out to test your answer
    to (a).
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    (ii) Another student is given the same equipment but finds two polystyrene tiles.
    Fig. 4.2 shows the tiles alongside the cans.

    State how she could use the tiles to improve the experiment, and explain why
    thisis effective.
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