Which mode of transportation of heat is essentially not required the medium?

Which mode of transportation of heat is essentially not required the medium? Correct Answer Radiation

Heat is an energy transfer from one system to another or from one part of a system to another part, arising due to the temperature difference.

There are three distinct modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation

Conduction

  • It is the mechanism of transfer of heat between two adjacent parts of a body because of their temperature difference.
  • Suppose one end of a metallic rod is put in a flame, the other end of the rod will soon be hot. Here heat transfer takes place by conduction from the hot end of the rod through its different parts to the other end. 

Convection

  • It is a mode of heat transfer by actual motion of matter. It is possible only in fluids.
  • Convection can be natural or forced.
  • Convection involves bulk transport of different parts of the fluid.
  • Example: Heat transfer in a closed room, forced-air heating systems in the home, the human circulatory system, and the cooling system of an automobile engine.

Radiation:

  • In radiation, heat transfer occurs through electromagnetic waves without involving particles.
  • The heat transfer mechanism in which no medium is required is called radiation. It refers to the movement of heat in waves, as it does not need molecules to travel through.
  • The object need not be in direct contact with one another to transmit heat. 
  • It is the process of heat transfer from a hot body to a cold body in a straight line without affecting the intervening medium

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The question given below consists of a statement, followed by three arguments I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is/are ‘strong’ arguments is/are ‘weak’ arguments and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below each question. Statement: The government is working on a plan to set up a waterway freight corridor to connect the mainland with the northeastern states via Bangladesh at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore. The move would substantially reduce the time taken to transport goods to the eight northeastern states and costs.  Which of the following support the idea that the time of transportation will be reduced between the eight northeastern states? Arguments: I.The proposed 900-km waterway would be used to transport freight from the northern and eastern states to the northeast and would start near Haldia in West Bengal, go to the Sundarbans, merge into the Padma river in Bangladesh and then join up with the Brahmaputra in Assam.  II. Currently, highway connectivity to the northeastern states is patchy and transportation of goods by road entails a high cost and takes time. According to the ministry’s estimate, the waterway could help reduce the cost of transportation by about 70%.  III. The government is already developing a waterway along the Ganga river between Haldia and Allahabad (1,620 km) at a cost of Rs 4,500 crore. This link will also be utilised for trade between India and Bangladesh.