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Two objects in contact are in thermal equilibrium if their particles possess the same average kinetic energy. TRUE FALSE

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Yes the two objects are in thermal equilibrium, True.
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It's true

Step-by-step explanation:

Thermal equilibrium is the state in which two bodies come into mechanical contact, equalize their temperatures, due to the irradiation of one towards the other until reaching an energy balance. The thermal equilibrium point is reached when the kinetic energy that is shared between two bodies is distributed throughout the system, in other words, both bodies start to function as a single thermodynamic system, with the same internal energy and temperature

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