Heat transfer by infrared radiant (electromagnetic
energy) Animation credit:
Equinox Graphics/Science Photo Library
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Caption:
This animation shows a metal bar being heated to red hot in
a Bunsen burner flame. It is then held next to a cooler
metal bar. Infrared radiation (arrows) from the hot bar
carries energy to the cooler bar, causing it to warm up.
