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How did Benjamin Thompson's experiment disprove the caloric theory?
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∙ 12y ago
he never disproved it it it was only improved
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What was the prevailing theory of heat during Benjamin Thompson's time?
it was the caloric theory, according to which heat was a fluid substance that flowed into bodies when they were heated and flowed out of them as they cooled.
What is the modern word for caloric?
heat
What is calorific energy?
is the energy related with heat. it has to do with the caloric energy
How much energy is there in sausages?
It all depends on the caloric content.
What two ideas about energy were lost when the caloric idea was abandoned?
The storage and transfer of energy
What was the prevailing theory of heat during Benjamin Thompson's time?
it was the caloric theory, according to which heat was a fluid substance that flowed into bodies when they were heated and flowed out of them as they cooled.
When your caloric balance status is in caloric excess you will?
Gain weight.
What is outcome goals for caloric intake expenditure?
By reducing caloric intake, one would lose weight. By increasing caloric intake, you'd gain weight.
What happens if your daily caloric intake is the same as your caloric output?
weight maintenance will occur
Why are you not making any significant gains with your weight training?
Caloric burn MUST exceed caloric intake.
If your average daily caloric intake is less than your average daily caloric output?
you will lose weight
What caused the caloric theory to be abandoned?
The caloric theory came under attack soon after its introduction. It maintained that heat is a substance that could not be created or destroyed. Yet it was known that heat can be generated indefinitely by rubbing one's hands together or rubbing two pieces of wood together. In 1798, the American Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) (1753-1814) showed in his papers that heat can be generated continuously through friction. The validity of the caloric theory was also challenged by several others. But it was the careful experiments of the Englishman James P. Joule (1818-1889) published in 1843 that finally convinced the skeptics that heat was not a substance after all, and thus put the caloric theory to rest.
What is caloric value?
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What happens when your average daily caloric intake is less than your average daily caloric output?
you gain weight
What is the caloric value of lipids?
Lipids do indeed have a high caloric value.
Food are organized into groups in MyPyramid based on their caloric content?
Yes, foods are organized into groups in MyPyramid by their caloric content.
What does caloric intake have to do with the amount of physical activity one participates in?
Caloric intake has a lot to do with the amount of physical activity a person participates in. If someone has a high caloric intake but they don't exercise or move a lot, they will gain weight.
