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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

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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

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

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3. the air to the water and from the water to the cylinder

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Heat flows from regions of higher temperature to regions of lower temperature as it seeks thermal equilibrium. In this scenario:<br /><br />1. The steel cylinder (at \( 100^\circ \mathrm{C} \)) is hotter than both the air (at \( 22^\circ \mathrm{C} \)) and the water (at \( 40^\circ \mathrm{C} \)).<br />2. Therefore, heat will flow from the steel cylinder to both the water and the air.<br /><br />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.
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