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he thermal energy in a hot iron flows into a shirt. What can possibly be said about this situation?
The iron is warmer than the shirt.
The iron has less energy than the shirt.
The iron is 92°C and the shirt is 96°C.
The iron has less heat than the shirt.
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Correct: The iron is warmer than the shirt.
Explanation:
- Heat flows spontaneously from the hotter object to the colder one, so the iron must have the higher temperature.
- You cannot tell from the heat flow whether the iron has more or less total internal energy (that depends on mass and specific heat) — it could have less total energy and still be hotter.
- The specific numeric temperatures given (iron 92°C, shirt 96°C) are inconsistent with the stated heat flow.
- Saying the iron "has less heat" is incorrect usage: heat is energy in transfer, not a property an object "has."
Explanation:
- Heat flows spontaneously from the hotter object to the colder one, so the iron must have the higher temperature.
- You cannot tell from the heat flow whether the iron has more or less total internal energy (that depends on mass and specific heat) — it could have less total energy and still be hotter.
- The specific numeric temperatures given (iron 92°C, shirt 96°C) are inconsistent with the stated heat flow.
- Saying the iron "has less heat" is incorrect usage: heat is energy in transfer, not a property an object "has."
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