Temperature, Heat and Calorimetry

The difference between temperature and heat, and how heat exchange is measured.

Temperature vs Heat

  • Temperature — a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles
  • Heat — energy that flows from a hotter body to a colder one

Calorimetry

Calorimetry is the measurement of heat exchanged, based on the principle that heat lost by a hotter body equals heat gained by a colder body (in an isolated system).

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