a cup and a pail are both filled with boiling water.in which container is the water at a higher temperature? in which container does the water have more internal energy??explain.
The temperature is the same for both containers, since the boiling point of water is an intrinsic property that doesn't depend on the type of container that it's in, or on the amount of water in that container.
I'm assuming that the pail holds more water than the cup. I'm also assuming that "internal energy" (IE) in this context means the total heat energy of the water in a given container. Then the water in the pail has more IE, since the IE is proportional to the amount of water at a given temperature.
a cup has more temperature because the heat molecules trying to escape from the(hot tea) find less route to pass through because the cup is not to big.a pail is opposite
a pail should have more internal energy since it is at higher temperature(let's say u have boiling water in it),an it can conduct heat more,but it's just that heat escapes faster(in a pail than a cup).
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The temperature is the same for both containers, since the boiling point of water is an intrinsic property that doesn't depend on the type of container that it's in, or on the amount of water in that container.
I'm assuming that the pail holds more water than the cup. I'm also assuming that "internal energy" (IE) in this context means the total heat energy of the water in a given container. Then the water in the pail has more IE, since the IE is proportional to the amount of water at a given temperature.
a cup has more temperature because the heat molecules trying to escape from the(hot tea) find less route to pass through because the cup is not to big.a pail is opposite
a pail should have more internal energy since it is at higher temperature(let's say u have boiling water in it),an it can conduct heat more,but it's just that heat escapes faster(in a pail than a cup).