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Why does a metal bar appear hotter than a wooden bar at the same temperature? Equivalently it also appears cooler than wooden bar if they are both colder than room temperature.
Why does a metal bar appear hotter than a wooden bar at the same temperature? Equivalently it also appears cooler than wooden bar if they are both colder than room temperature.
CBSE | Class 11 | NCERT Exemplar | Physics | Thermal Properties of Matter
Why does a metal bar appear hotter than a wooden bar at the same temperature? Equivalently it also appears cooler than wooden bar if they are both colder than room temperature.

Answer:

Because the rate of heat transfer through metal is faster than in wood, a metal bar seems to be hotter than a hardwood bar at the same temperature. Similarly, a metal bar appears to be colder than a wooden bar because metal has a much lower specific heat than wood.

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