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[Phys-L] Re: Caloric

Bernard Cleyet quoted answers.com as saying:

".... modern thermodynamics, in
which heat is the kinetic energy of molecules."

Harrrumph. That's not thermodynamics, modern or otherwise.

** Not all thermal energy is kinetic.
** Not all kinetic energy is thermal.

http://www.av8n.com/physics/thermo-laws.htm#sec-not-just-kinetic
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