What is Conduction?

Conduction is when a solid is heated up and the particles inside the solid start to vibrate. When the particles collide, they pass around kinetic energy. An example of this is when you boil water insude a metal pan. When the fire is turned on, it heats up the pan. This cauaes the particles inside to collide and cause conduction. This then allows the water inside the pan to heat up. Conduction can occur in solids, liquids but mostly solids. This is because the ions inside a solid are closely packed together. This means that when the particles vibrate it is easier to collide with each other. Wheras in liquids and gases, the parties are far apart from each other which means they cant collide with each other.

 

This is a diagram of conduction

Can conduction take place in a Vacuum?

It is not possible for conduction to take place in a vacuum. This is because there are no particles in a vacuum. A vacuum is a space without no matter. So if someone was to heat up a vacuum, nothing will happen because no vibration  or collision is taking place.