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LeegleechN
on Jan 23, 2024
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Scientists report asymmetry between heating and co...
The molecules in a crystal still vibrate kinetically. A solid with no molecular motion would be at absolute zero temperature.
aeonik
on Jan 26, 2024
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Wouldn't a fair amount of the thermal energy be hanging out in the bonds themselves? The stress in the system has to count for something.
I'm imagining a bunch of potential energy being stored in the fields at any given moment.
ivalm
on Jan 30, 2024
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Absolutely, but that’s not heat. Things like heat produced from burning wood is an example of potential energy of binds getting released as kinetic energy + photons.
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