Which factors affect heat transfer between a warm and a cool substance?

Heat transfer depends on how long the substances remain in contact, how much surface area touches, and how readily each substance’s temperature changes, which is related to its specific heat. So the correct choice is “the amount of time of contact, the area of contact, and the specific heats of the substances.” The time it took to heat a substance beforehand does not determine the heat transferred during contact.

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