Temperature is a property which determines_________________?
Correct answer: C. In which direction heat will flow between two systems
- A. How much heat a body contains
- B. Whether a body will feel hot or cold to touch
- C. In which direction heat will flow between two systems
- D. How much total absolute energy a body has
Explanation
Temperature determines the direction of heat transfer: heat flows spontaneously from the body at higher temperature to the body at lower temperature until thermal equilibrium is reached. Students often choose b because temperature affects how hot or cold something feels, but that is an effect rather than the defining thermodynamic role of temperature.
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