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Grade 12Thermal Physics

Heat is actually transfer of energy from a body to other,then why we use word 'Heat' instead of thermal energy

Eg.:Heat is devloped in a body.

Profile image of Jay Dayaram Patel
15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Shalabh Chopra
15 Years ago

hello friend,, here is the answer..

Thermal energy is the sum of the energy of the molecules making up a
substance - kinetic and potential.  When this thermal energy is transferred
from one place to another, it is called heat.