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Why does hot water have more kinetic energy ?

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The average kinetic energy of the atoms and/or molecules increases, roughly, in proportion to the absolute temperature: [eq] As the temperature increases, the diffusivity increases. Therefore, the water molecules of the hot water have more kinetic energy than the cold ones, and they oscillate more rapidly.

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