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Explain the difference between temperature and thermal energy.

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Step-by-step explanation:

the difference between temperature and thermal energy are as follow ,

• The thermal energy, or heat, of an object is obtained by adding up the kinetic energy of all the molecules within it. Temperature is the average kinetic energy of the molecules.

User Andre Loker
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The difference between temperature and thermal energy is that the thermal energy of an object is worked out by adding up the kinetic energy of all molecules whereas temperature is the average of kinetic energy of the molecules.

Thermal energy- adding up.
Temperature - average.
Hope this helps!!
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