Chapter 5.1, Problem 8R

To determine

To describe whether it is true or not: The object has high temperature always when it has more thermal energy.

Answer to Problem 8R

It is not true that an object has high thermal energy if it has high temperature.

Explanation of Solution

Introduction:

Thermal energy of an object depends on other properties of the objects also like mass, structure, material of the object.

It is not always true for an object which has high temperature that it must have high thermal energy. The object may have different specific heat. The thermal energy also depends on the properties of the molecular bond of the object. The thermal energy is the sum of potential energy and the kinetic energy. So, it is not always rely on the temperature of the object.

Conclusion:

Hence, it is not true that an object has high thermal energy if it has high temperature.