In a laboratory where the air temperature is 22^circ C a steel cylinder at 100.^circ C is submerged in a sample of water at 40.^circ C In this system, heat flows from square both the air and the water to the cylinder 2. both the cylinder and the air to the water 3 the air to the water and from the water to the cylinder 4 the cylinder to the water and from the water to the air

Heat flows from regions of higher temperature to regions of lower temperature as it seeks thermal equilibrium. In this scenario:1. The steel cylinder (at ) is hotter than both the air (at ) and the water (at ).2. Therefore, heat will flow from the steel cylinder to both the water and the air.Given this information, none of the choices correctly describes the full behavior. However, the closest correct description among the provided options relates to the direct interaction within the submerged water-customer system considering less likely heat exchange between air and cylinder in the described short time period.