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Let us examine the term "thermal energy". This term is not in my
dictionary, nor should it be in that of any physics teacher. It is
a source of confusion .... and a barrier to conceptual grasp.
It [m*c*dT] should properly be called heat, since a process, though not
a uniquely specified one, is implicit. It is certainly not an energy.
The net work goes solely into increasing the thermal energy of the ...