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JakeD
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IINW, temperature is a measure of the translational velocity of particles. Differences in temperature will cause energy flow, in the form we call 'heat'.
I have a few questions:
1. Why don't we have a measure for rotational & vibrational energies? Why just translational?
2. Will heat passed to a system cause only changes in translational velocities, or will it change other potential energies? What governs the behavior of such a heat flow?
3. Can we have 2 systems of same substance, where the average translation velocities are the same in both systems, but vibrational frequencies are different?
4. If such a situation is possible, what will happen if we put both of them in contact? Will energy of some form flow from one system to the other?
I have a few questions:
1. Why don't we have a measure for rotational & vibrational energies? Why just translational?
2. Will heat passed to a system cause only changes in translational velocities, or will it change other potential energies? What governs the behavior of such a heat flow?
3. Can we have 2 systems of same substance, where the average translation velocities are the same in both systems, but vibrational frequencies are different?
4. If such a situation is possible, what will happen if we put both of them in contact? Will energy of some form flow from one system to the other?