Conduction of

Non-Metals

By Midyan & Dia

Heat transfer by conduction in a solid composed of large
molecules. A heat source gives kinetic energy to atoms in
nearby molecules, which begin vibrating vigourously.
these vibrations send waves of vibration propagating
through the solid substance. in this figure, the red arrows
indicate the direction of the spread of the vibrations,
which is the spreead of heat, in the substance.
 Vibration
propagating
through a crystal
lattice.
As the graphite rod is
heated, the carbon
atoms near the heat
source begin to
vibrate. These
vibrations make the
adjacent atoms
vibrate, and so on
along the rod. This is
how heat energy
travels along a non-
metal.