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Can a container of cold water have the same thermal energy as hot water?
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∙ 14y ago
No, the thermal energy of any object is a multiple of its temperature (absolute), the specific heat of the material it is made of, and the mass of the material. So obviously a large pot contains more energy than a small one.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoAssuming that we are talking about the same container for both the hot and the cold water, and that the water is the same water, the hot water will have more thermal energy. If we are talking about cold water with something disolved in it and hot water that is pure, it is possible for the cold water to have more thermal energy, but this would depend on what is dissoved and the precise difference in temperature.
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∙ 11y agoThe thermal energy of a substance is proportional to the mass.
Each type of material is able to absorb a different amount of heat when temperature increases, this is the characteristic known as "heat capacity."
The larger mass will absorb the greater amount of heat which is thermal energy.
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∙ 13y agoNo, it can't have the same thermal energy. The hot water loses energy to the surroundings. Cold is an absence of energy, as energy is removed the water becomes cold.
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∙ 11y agoOf course! It doesn't matter the size, just the temp.
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What is the opposite of thermal energy?
There is no opposite of thermal energy.Thermal energy is energy that comes from heat, and therefore comparable to temperature. There is no "opposite of temperature," and there is no "opposite of thermal energy."If an object has high thermal energy, it is hot. The opposite of that would be having low thermal energy, or being cold.
Why is it that when a container as removed from a fridge there are droplets of water on the body of the container?
its due to condensation. When warm air meets cold.
When ice turns to water in a container What is the liquid on the outside of the container?
The liquid to which you are referring is likely condensation - water. When water vapor in the air encounters something cold, such as a container with ice in it, the vapor tends to collect and condense into liquid water around the cold object. The same thing happens with a glass of ice water on a hot day.
What will happen when a hot piece of metal is attached to cold piece of metal?
Thermal energy will move from the hot to the cold until their temperatures are identical.
What happens to the thermal energy if you drop an ice cube in a warm drink and it melts?
As water and ice have different temperatures, if we add them together then there will be an exchange of heat, due to which ice starts melting and water becomes cold. The heat required to melt the molecules of ice is provided by the molecules of water and this heat is the latent heat of fusion.
Can a container of hot water have the same thermal energy as a container of cold water?
No, it can't have the same thermal energy. The hot water loses energy to the surroundings. Cold is an absence of energy, as energy is removed the water becomes cold.
Does ice cold water have more eneergy than cold tap water?
The energy content of still water isolated from external energy sources is generally thermal energy, and "cold" is in actuality the absence of heat. Thus the colder the water is, the less thermal energy it contains.
Would it be possible for the thermal energy in a bowl of cold water to equal the thermal energy in a bowl of hot water?
it depends on the type of bowl...
Does the amount of substance change its thermal energy?
Yes, the more substance you have, the slower the temperature change.
What happens to thermal energy when you mix hot and cool water together?
Since hot water is less dense that cold air the hot water will rise and the cold would sink then it keeps doing this in a circular motion 'till the thermal energy reaches to thermal equilibrium.
Hypothesis of mixing hot and cold water?
If cold and hot water are poured into the same container, then the cold water will gain energy and the hot water will lose energy, until the water as a whole has the same temperature
What material poorly conducts thermal energy?
Thermal energy is the internal energy of a system in thermodynamic equilibrium by virtue of its temperature. A hot body has more thermal energy than a similar cold body, but a large tub of cold water may have more thermal energy than a cup of boiling water. Thermal energy can be transferred from one body, usually hotter, to a second body, usually colder, in three ways: conduction , convection, and radiation. Insulator
What is the definition for thermal energy for kids?
thermal energy is energy in the form of heat.
How can you tell if something is conducting thermal energy?
Something is conducting thermal energy if it is hot or cold to touch. Heat is thermal energy and heat can be felt by either the feeling of cold, or hot.
State of lower thermal energy?
cold
Would it take more thermal energy to heat up a cold pan of water than a hot pan of water?
Yes
It would take more thermal energy to heat up a cold pan of water than a hot pan of water?
Yes
