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What is the difference between internal energy and heat in a thermodynamic system?
What is the difference between internal energy and heat in a thermodynamic system?
The energy flowing within the system is called internal energy, not heat.
What is the colloquial use of the term 'heat'?
What is the colloquial use of the term 'heat'?
Refers to thermal energy itself.
What is the correct statement for both the strict and loose meanings of heat in the context of a hot metal bar transferring heat to its surroundings?
What is the correct statement for both the strict and loose meanings of heat in the context of a hot metal bar transferring heat to its surroundings?
The hot metal bar is also transferring heat to its surroundings.
What is the term 'heat content' used to describe, despite the physics definition of heat as energy transfer?
What is the term 'heat content' used to describe, despite the physics definition of heat as energy transfer?
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How is heat defined quantitatively in a thermodynamic process?
How is heat defined quantitatively in a thermodynamic process?
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