There is no definite answer to how what the total energy of the molecules in a material are. Some molecules hold more energy than others.
The sum of potential and kinetic energy gives you the Mechanical Energy of the system
Mechanical energy
As an object gains kinetic energy (movement), its potential energy decreases. This is because the energy is being converted from potential energy to kinetic energy. The total mechanical energy of the object (kinetic energy + potential energy) remains constant if no external forces are acting on the object.
In a closed system, the total energy (kinetic + potential) remains constant, following the principle of conservation of energy. As kinetic energy increases, potential energy decreases, and vice versa. This continuous exchange between kinetic and potential energy allows the system to maintain a constant total energy.
The sum of kinetic energy and all forms of potential energy gives the total mechanical energy of a system. This includes both potential energy stored in the position of objects, such as gravitational potential energy, and kinetic energy associated with the motion of objects. In a closed system with no external forces, the total mechanical energy remains constant due to the conservation of energy.
thermal
Total amount of kinetic energy and potential energy of all the particles in a substance.
The sum of kinetic energies of molecules is the thermal energy, while the sum of potential energies is the internal energy. When considering thermal energy and internal energy together, we get the total energy or enthalpy of the substance.
The kinetic energy of a substance is the total energy associated with the movement of all its particles. The kinetic energy of individual particles is the energy due to their motion. The two are related, as the total kinetic energy of a substance is the sum of the kinetic energies of all its particles.
The form of energy caused by increased molecular activity is called thermal energy. It is a measure of the total kinetic and potential energy of the molecules in a substance due to their motion and vibration. Thermal energy determines the temperature of a substance.
Total Energy = Potential + Kinetic TE=PE+KE
The total energy of motion in a substance is known as its thermal energy. It is the sum of the kinetic energy due to the random motion of its particles and the potential energy associated with intermolecular forces. This energy determines the temperature of the substance.
It is the sum of potential and kinetic energy.
Potential energy and kinetic energy are two forms of energy that contribute to the total energy of a system. Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position or configuration, while kinetic energy is the energy of motion. The total energy of a system is the sum of its potential and kinetic energy. As an object moves, potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy and vice versa, but the total energy of the system remains constant.
An objects total kinetic and potential energy is when both things are moving (kinetic) and the energy is stored in the object (potential)
Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance; it does not directly indicate the total amount of thermal energy. Thermal energy is the total kinetic and potential energy of particles in a substance. While an increase in temperature generally corresponds to an increase in thermal energy, it is not a direct measure of the total thermal energy in a substance.
The total kinetic energy of a substance's atoms is the sum of the kinetic energies of all the individual atoms in the substance. It is a measure of the overall motion of the atoms within the substance.