Does the heat in the cup get cold, or does the coldness in the freezer get hot?
2006-12-04 13:38:58 · 9 answers · asked by xxxxxkikixxxxxxxxxxx 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Meaning: is the heat being lost, or the cold being gained?
2006-12-04 13:42:21 · update #1
Ok, another way to say this is:
Is the freezer absorbing the heat, or is the coco absorbing the cold air from the freezer?
2006-12-04 13:47:25 · update #2
No refrigeration equipment actually cools. What they do is extract heat from the air.
That said, when you put a hot cup of coco in the freezer, the heat will fill the freezer compartment and raise the temperature. When the compressors kick in, they will extract the heat and cool the cup of coco.
FYI, when working at a restaurant, we were told to never put any hot food in the walk-in cooler exactly because of this. You were supposed to let the food cool to about room temperature before putting it into the cooler so it wouldn't have to work so hard and so it wouldn't raise the temperature and affect the other food stored in there.
2006-12-04 17:44:10 · answer #1 · answered by DA 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, both happens.
The hot cup loses heat to the surroundings, and technically the freezer should have a slight increase in temperature because the heat of the cup is being lost to the surroundings (cold air of freezer) However, the gain of heat in the surroundings is quickly stabilized back to normal by the freezer's ability to circulate air. I'm not sure the exact mechanism of how air circulation works in a freezer, but after some time, there will be less heat to match the coldness.
In the end, you get a coco popsicle! Yummy!
:D
2006-12-05 02:39:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The heat from the coco is absorbed by the cold surface of the freezer. You wind up with a chocolate pop!
2006-12-04 21:41:47 · answer #3 · answered by SolMan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The coco loses heat to its surroundings. And since it's placed in the freezer, the heat will be transferred out.
Basic thermodynamics/common sense.
2006-12-05 01:27:09 · answer #4 · answered by Simon H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The cup of cocoa gets cold
2006-12-04 21:55:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Scientifically, the energy of the cup would lose tempature so fast that neither happens and the glass/ceramic cup would explode, spewing hot liquid and pieces of the cup.
2006-12-04 21:42:16 · answer #6 · answered by wounded_soldier2 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is an exchange both ways first the air around th cup will warm slightly then the constant freezing will cool this and then freeze it
2006-12-04 22:45:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
duh
it gets cold
2006-12-04 21:40:23 · answer #8 · answered by Trollhair 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
lol ofcourse ur coco gets cold. imagine ur self falling into an icewater lake.. wat will happen to you? u freeze... =O lol
2006-12-04 21:42:43 · answer #9 · answered by Help me 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋