2007-02-25 02:37:41 · 5 answers · asked by Noname 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No, only the absence of heat exists. Coldness is not an entity.
2007-02-25 03:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by salsablaeu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since coldness is the absence of heat, have we not defined it and in so doing, granted it an existence?
Your question is in Chemistry while my answer belongs in Philosophy .
As science goes (Chemistry or Physics) I think my answer would be "no". The absence of something is not a thing, it is a non-thing, non-entity or a non-existence.
This is a pretty heavy thought process to undertake this early in the morning. I'm still working on my first cup of coffee. I have to give you credit for making the juices flow.
Good Day.
2007-02-25 03:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by gimpalomg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. In some sense, yes. Although cold is the absence of heat (as dark is the absence of light, vacuum is the absence of matter, etc.), in a warm place, cold is caused and is useful. (Like ice cream?). So it exists in the same sense that temperature exists.
2007-02-25 02:43:04 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically speaking it doesnt exit... coldness is just a term to describe the absence of heat.. U cant meassure coldness but you can measure the amount of heat. its just a term to explain something. Its like darkness a term used to describe the absence of light.
2007-02-25 02:49:27 · answer #4 · answered by incognito p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no as an entity no it is merely the abscense of heat
2007-02-25 02:45:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋