A long silver teaspoon is placed in a cup filled with hot tea. After some time, the exposed end (the end which is not dipped in tea) of the spoon becomes hot even without direct contact with the tea. This phenomenon can be explained mainly by

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A long silver teaspoon is placed in a cup filled with hot tea. After some time, the exposed end (the end which is not dipped in tea) of the spoon becomes hot even without direct contact with the tea. This phenomenon can be explained mainly by, Conduction, Reflection, Radiation, Thermal expansion

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As atoms in the spoon vibrates about their equilibrium positions and transfer energy form one end to other end. This process is called conduction.

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