2007-01-16 21:30:54 · 7 answers · asked by Dr E 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
I looked for info on your question and found that there is a ton of stuff on temperature and heat. the best example i found was the temp of the sun which is all on this page:
http://www.answers.com/topic/temperature
however, I have heard that the arc from welding is actually hotter than the sun I dont have any real evidence that that is true. I guess you can dump a bunch of energy into matter and see how hot you can get it. but i am not sure if there is a "maximum". If there is it may have something to do with the speed of light, since heat is actually molecular movement and the fastest movement we can measure is the speed of light I could hypothesize that molecules can only be that "hot".
2007-01-16 21:47:45 · answer #1 · answered by trevathecleva 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The idea of a hottest temperature possible is out there, it's called absolute hot. Heat is a measurement of the motion of the particles in a system; the faster they move, the hotter it is. This leads quite easily to a lower limit, absolute zero, when you imagine a system with no particle motion. However, it's not so easy to think of a system where the particles are limited in how fast they can move or what would cause that upper limit. You can find more info in the links below.
2016-05-23 23:31:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no maximum temperature.
Temperature is defined as the thermal energy radiated by the kinetic motion of molecules or atoms. Absolute zero is therefore easy to understand (although difficult - so far impossible - to reach): it's when the molecules all stop completely.
But what is a maximum amount that they could be bouncing around? In theory, there's no limit. No matter how excited those molecules are, they could always bounce about a little bit more and get even hotter.
I suspect there may be some upper limit at which atoms break down into constituent particles, but that would have to be insanely hot, and would probably vary by atom. If it's even possible.
2007-01-16 21:39:26 · answer #3 · answered by TimmyD 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is that universe had at the big-bang Not known exactly . i heard of 10^80 but not sure
2007-01-16 21:38:27 · answer #4 · answered by maussy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah, i would think that it has to be when particles are vibrating at the speed of light creating friction would yeild the maximum temperature acheivable
2007-01-16 21:56:42 · answer #5 · answered by smokesha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
good question boiling maybe
2007-01-16 21:35:50 · answer #6 · answered by bella 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
absolute...........................hmm...hmmmm..hmmm ...dunno!!!haahaa
2007-01-16 21:34:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋