Conduction and convection require a medium for heat transfer, while radiation does not. Heat from the Sun reaches Earth through radiation across the vacuum of space.
Which one of the following heat transfer mechanism does NOT require a medium ?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2024 · Topic: Heat and Thermodynamics (Modes of Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection, Radiation))
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