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limit to the amountof heat contained in a rod??
Hi.
I just wanted to know is there any limit to the amount of heat energy that a body can store in itself? For example, we have a rod of copper and one of its end is in contact with a source of heat (at the maximum temperature of 373 K), the rod is insulated on its curved surface and open at the ends. The supply of heat continues for long time, (as in till the time we want), Should there be a point when the rod cannot take in anymore amount of heat? Well, I suppose there should be, as that would be the reason why the rod will reach an equilibrium state with temperature becoming fixed at every point along the length of the rod.
So can someone please explain how is it that the heat a body can contain in itself has to have a limit? Please provide arguments in this regard.
One more thing, are there any chances of existence of any metastable equilibrium state here, before the final equilibrium state? If yes, can you please explain how will that occur?
(note: all I know about metastable equilibrium state is that" Metastability describes the behaviour of certain physical systems that can exist in long lived states that are less stable than the system's most stable state.")
Thanks for any help in advance...
Hi.
I just wanted to know is there any limit to the amount of heat energy that a body can store in itself? For example, we have a rod of copper and one of its end is in contact with a source of heat (at the maximum temperature of 373 K), the rod is insulated on its curved surface and open at the ends. The supply of heat continues for long time, (as in till the time we want), Should there be a point when the rod cannot take in anymore amount of heat? Well, I suppose there should be, as that would be the reason why the rod will reach an equilibrium state with temperature becoming fixed at every point along the length of the rod.
So can someone please explain how is it that the heat a body can contain in itself has to have a limit? Please provide arguments in this regard.
One more thing, are there any chances of existence of any metastable equilibrium state here, before the final equilibrium state? If yes, can you please explain how will that occur?
(note: all I know about metastable equilibrium state is that" Metastability describes the behaviour of certain physical systems that can exist in long lived states that are less stable than the system's most stable state.")
Thanks for any help in advance...