Why do we say that heat and temperature are not exactly the same thing?

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Autumn Mclean

Chemistry

6 December, 00:45

Why do we say that heat and temperature are not exactly the same thing?

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Yareli Walter · Answer 1

Heat is the energy of a substance and temperature is a measure of heat average energy of molecular motion in a substance.

Explanation:

Heat is the total energy of molecular motion in a substance while temperature is a measure of the average energy of molecular motion in a substance.