Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results tagged with
Search options not deleted user 5778

Questions relating to the various laws of thermodynamics, transformation or movement of a form of energy to another form, primarily but not limited to heating or cooling of a fluid.

1 vote

Melting point of a thin copper wire

The melting point of copper = 1,085°C (1,984 °F). Methane flame temp = ~1950 °C (3542 °F). Therefore, your thin filament copper reaches it's melting point very quickly. Put a penny in the same flame …
DIYser's user avatar
  • 141