Energy Transferred by Heating
Energy and Thermal Physics

Energy and temperature

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The energy in the thermal store is related to the temperature

The energy in the thermal store is not the same as the temperature of an object. But the temperature of an object can determine the rate at which energy accumulates in a thermal store. This rate of accumulation is the power in the different pathways.

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