2006-07-15 21:27:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Thermal energy is the internal energy of a thermodynamic system at equilibrium. The flow of thermal energy from one system to another is called heat. If the systems are at different temperatures then part of the thermal energy flow can be converted into work.
Thermal energy is a measure of the total vibrational energy in all the molecules and atoms in a certain substance. Thermal energy is composed of both kinetic and potential energy. The kinetic energy is from the random motion of the particles, and the potential energy originates from the repulsive electromagnetic force between the electrons of atoms that are close to each other
2006-07-16 21:45:29 · answer #1 · answered by vishal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thermal energy is the internal energy of a thermodynamic system at equilibrium. The flow of thermal energy from one system to another is called heat. If the systems are at different temperatures then part of the thermal energy flow can be converted into work.
Thermal energy is a measure of the total vibrational energy in all the molecules and atoms in a certain substance. Thermal energy is composed of both kinetic and potential energy. The kinetic energy is from the random motion of the particles, and the potential energy originates from the repulsive electromagnetic force between the electrons of atoms that are close to each other.
2006-07-15 21:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by Questions&Answers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It usually refers to the kinetic energy of an ensemble of particles.
This kinetic energy can be in the form of the speed of the center of mass
or the vibration of molecules (if we are talking about polyatomic molecules).
BTW there is no such thing as -365 degrees Celsius. The lowest you can get is absolute zero which is 0 degrees Kelvin or -273 degrees Celsius.
2006-07-16 00:16:12 · answer #3 · answered by mashkas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's when two or more hot sweaty naked bodies are grinding together. Oh wait, that's called friction. But that as well causes thermal energy and it gets pretty hot if ya know what I'm sayin dog!!
2006-07-15 21:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no such thing as cold, what we perceive as cold is actually the absence of heat realative to what we consider hot.
the complete absence of heat is about -365 celsius or something close to that.
the more heat something has, the more potential energy it has.
2006-07-15 21:30:25 · answer #5 · answered by hotrod9230 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋