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The kinetic theory of gasses provides us with the first
glimpse of the true nature of caloric. It shows that for a
simple case of an ideal gas (mono-atomic molecules)
Q can be calculated as 1.5*N*R*T, where N is the
number of moles, R is the universal gas constant and
T is the absolute temperature. In the first physics course
this is usually generalized by saying that the amount of
thermal energy present in any object is directly
proportional to its absolute temperature.