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Why does it take more energy to heat a bathtub full of water than a pan of water to

the same temperature?

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Answer:

A candle flame or a bathtub full of hot water: which has higher heat and which has the higher temperature? The flame has higher temperature, but less heat because the hot region is very small. The bathtub has lower temperature, but more heat because it has many more vibrating atoms

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User Pedro Accorsi
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Answer: because a bathtub holds a greater amount of water than a pan.

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