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Is heat a fluid like water?

Updated: 9/20/2023
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Heat is energy so no.

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Heat was originally thought to be a "calorific fluid" that flowed from hot locations into cold bodies or objects. This "caloric theory" is obsolete. We now know heat is an expression of the movement of atoms and molecules in a substance.

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