(a) If two objects of different temperatures are placed in contact, will heat naturally

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(a) If two objects of different temperatures are placed in contact, will heat naturally flow from the object with higher internal energy to the object with lower internal energy? (b) Is it possible for heat to flow even if the internal energies of the two objects are the same? Explain.

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QUESTION:

Problem 3Q

(a) If two objects of different temperatures are placed in contact, will heat naturally flow from the object with higher internal energy to the object with lower internal energy? (b) Is it possible for heat to flow even if the internal energies of the two objects are the same? Explain.

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Here we have to explain when two objects with different temperatures comes into contact, whether heat flows from higher internal energy object to object with lower internal energy.

The total internal energy of the object depends on the number of molecules in an object and the temperature of the object.

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