Suppose you heat up an oven and boil a pot of water.Which of the following explains why you would be burned by sticking your hand briefly in the pot but not by sticking your hand briefly in the oven?
A)The oven has a higher temperature than the water.
B)The water has a higher temperature than the oven.
C)The oven has a higher heat content than the water.
D)The molecules in the water are moving faster than the molecules in the oven.
E)The water has a higher heat content than the oven because of density.

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The water has a higher heat content than the oven because of its density, which allows it to transfer heat more efficiently to your hand than the air in the oven. This is why you would be burned by sticking your hand briefly in the pot but not by sticking it briefly in the oven.

Suppose You Heat Up an Oven and Boil a Pot