Question

A hot, boiled egg is put into a cup of cold water. What happens to the temperature of water and egg? A) Water gets colder and egg gets warmer B) Water gets warmer and egg gets colder C) Both water and egg gets warmer D) Both water and egg gets colder​

Answer 1

Water gets warmer and egg gets colder

Answer 2

The temperature change that happens in the given process is option B: Water gets warmer and egg gets colder.

• When you cook an egg in water, the shell hardens due to the production of new protein links caused by the high heat.
• However, when the egg is dropped into cold water, the denatured white component begins to separate from the egg's constituents.
• As a result of the hot egg, the water in which it is placed begins to warm up, achieving a condition of equilibrium.
• The eggs begin to peel when the outer shell cools due to the cold water, and the eggs are entirely peeled off as the shell is cooled.
• As a result, the water warms up and the eggs cool down.