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Compare and contrast microscopic and macroscopic energy transfer. Give at least three comparisons for each. THX

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Macroscopic energy is energy at a level of system while microscopic energy is energy at the level of atoms and molecules

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Macroscopic energy is possessed by a system as whole while microscopic energy is possessed by its constituents’ atoms or molecules.

2. The common form of macroscopic energy is Kinetic and potential energy while the microscopic form of energy are atomic forces due its random, disordered motion and due to intermolecular forces

3. At microscopic level we consider behaviour of every molecule and in macroscopic approach we consider gross or average effects of various molecular infractions

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