<h2>Summary</h2>
<ul>
<li>Heat and work are the two distinct methods of energy transfer.</li>
<li>Heat is energy transferred solely due to a temperature difference.</li>
<li>Any energy unit can be used for heat transfer, and the most common are kilocalorie (kcal) and joule (J).</li>
<li>Kilocalorie is defined to be the energy needed to change the temperature of 1.00 kg of water between \(\text{14}\text{.5ºC}\) and \(\text{15}\text{.5ºC}\).</li>
<li>The mechanical equivalent of this heat transfer is \(1\text{.00 kcal}\phantom{\rule{0.25em}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0.25em}{0ex}}\text{4186 J.}\)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Glossary</h2>
<h3>heat</h3>
<p>the spontaneous transfer of energy due to a temperature difference</p>
<h3>kilocalorie</h3>
<p>\(\phantom{\rule{0.25em}{0ex}}1\phantom{\rule{0.25em}{0ex}}\text{kilocalorie}\phantom{\rule{0.25em}{0ex}}\text{=}\phantom{\rule{0.25em}{0ex}}\text{1000}\phantom{\rule{0.25em}{0ex}}\text{calories}\)</p>
<h3>mechanical equivalent of heat</h3>
<p>the work needed to produce the same effects as heat transfer</p>

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Summarizing Heat

Physics is a science discipline concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. Physics topics include mechanics, heat, light and radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, the structure of atoms, and so on.

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Discover the principles of heat and learn about the various methods of heat transfer, including conduction, convection, and radiation, as well as the mechanics of latent heat and temperature change in this tutorial.


Summarizing Heat

Summary

Glossary

heat

kilocalorie

mechanical equivalent of heat

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