Chapter 12: Thermal Energy and Heat
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Heat
The flow of thermal energy from a region of high temperature to one of low temperature
Specific Heat Capacity
The amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of a given substance one degree Celsius; a property of matter
Latent Heat of Fusion
The amount of energy required to melt one kg of a given substance at its melting point; known in chemistry as the enthalpy of fusion
Latent Heat of Vaporization
The amount of thermal energy required to vaporize one kg of a substance at its boiling point; known in chemistry as the enthalpy in vaporization
Conduction
The transfer of thermal energy between objects via direct interaction of the objects
Thermal Conductivity
A material’s ability to transmit thermal energy between its particles
Thermal Conductor
A substance that transmits thermal energy easily
Thermal Insulator
A substance that does not transmit thermal energy easily
Convection
The movement of thermal energy by means of a moving material
Radiation
The transmission of energy as electromagnetic waves
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