Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 6 - Sections 6.1-6.10 - Exercises - Review Questions - Page 287: 12

Answer

Heat is the flow of energy caused by a temperature difference. The difference between heat and temperature is that heat is a transfer of thermal energy, whereas temperature is a measure of thermal energy within a sample of matter.

Work Step by Step

Temperature is the average KE of the molecules in the measured substance.
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