Heat v Thermal Energy
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Heat v Thermal Energy
Is there a difference between heat and thermal energy or can they be used interchangeably?
Re: Heat v Thermal Energy
All heat is thermal energy but not all thermal energy is heat. Heat only refers to the thermal energy that is transferred between objects.
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Re: Heat v Thermal Energy
The transferring of heat occurs because of thermal energy because thermal energy is the driving force for heat transfer.
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Re: Heat v Thermal Energy
Heat is the transfer of thermal energy from an object of higher energy to an object of lower energy while thermal energy is the total energy associated to a system at a given temperature.
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