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On a molecular scale, thermal energy is the kinetic energy of individual particles. In a liquid, this thermal energy is transferred to nearby atoms by collisions; a high-speed particle in the liquid collides with a lower-speed particle, transferring some kinetic energy from the high-speed particle to the low-speed particle. When this happens with a large number of particles, thermal energy transfer results.
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What is the transfer of heat by conduction?
Transfer of heat by conduction is when transfer of heat occurs through touch. Vibrating atoms come in contact with neighboring atoms transferring some of their energy (heat).
When rapidly vibrating atoms collide with slowly vibrating atoms causing a transfer of heat?
Heat
How does an atom in a liquid transfer heat?
Heat does not exist at the level of atoms, at the level of the atom its kinetic energy; which is only observed as heat at the macroscopic/bulk level.Atoms with more kinetic energy bounce harder against other atoms, transferring more kinetic energy to those atoms. This has two effects at the macroscopic/bulk level, where heat is observed:direct transfer of kinetic energy results in diffusion of heat, called conductionkinetic energy pushes the atoms further apart causing a reduction in density, enabling a process called convectionif the liquid is accelerating or in a gravitational field
What is the transfer of heat by a liquid or gas?
convection
What is the transfer of heat within a liquid?
when the temperature of the liquid is the same throughout.
What does Heat transfer by convection requires to transfer heat?
A liquid - - - which changes density when heated, and A gravity field.
When a liquid freezes does it give off heat?
yes as long as there is movement in the atoms there is heat. When a liquid freezes heat is removed to the freeze point, but there is still heat in the liquid
What is the term for heat transfer because of the heat of gas?
Convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of a fluid, whether liquid or gas.
How does Transfer of heat energy in a liquid?
conduction and convection (which requires a circulation of the liquid).
What is the transfer of heat by the motion of liquid and gasses?
CONVECTION
What effect does the transfer of heat have on the particles of water?
The transfer of heat in the water and in other liquid takes place by the movement of Molecules from the source of heat to the other part of liquid.This results the Boiling in the liquid.
Why can't heat travel from the sun by convection or conduction?
Because there are no atoms to collide with to transfer the heat energy from the sun, thus, there is no conduction. This is also the same reason that there are no convection currents in space; There are no atoms to collide with to transfer heat. Thus, the only possible way to transfer heat is by radiation.
