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temperature vs. heat

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temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance/heat is the flow of energy from a higher temp to a lower temp

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thermal equilibrium

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2 object at different temps in contact with each other will come to the same temperature

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heat

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energy that flows from a warmer to cooler object/represented by the symbol q

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transfer of heat causes

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change in temp

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thermochemistry

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study of heat involved in chemical reactions or phase change

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system

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contains the object of study

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surroundings

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everything other than the system

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1 calorie (C)

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1000 calories (kg)

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SI unit for heat

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Joule (J)

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the amount of heat in 1 cal

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4.184 J