JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

On heating one end of a piece of a metal, the other end becomes hot because of

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Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. Aenergised electrons moving to the other end
  2. Bminor perturbation in the energy of atoms
  3. Cresistance of the metal
  4. Dmobility of atoms in the metal.

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a) Conductivity of heat in metals is due to the presence of free electrons, which move due to increase in temperature.

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