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OpenStudy (yoyoyooy123fdgfdgfdgdgfgdgdfgd):

if you were able to measure the motion of all particles of a sample and you used this data to find the average, you would actually be measuring ________ A: specific heat B: heat C: thermal energy D: temperature

OpenStudy (mrm):

Let's narrow it down. What is specific heat?

OpenStudy (yoyoyooy123fdgfdgfdgdgfgdgdfgd):

the heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount (usually one degree).

OpenStudy (mrm):

Right. So if you measured the kinetic energy of many particles in a substance, and took the average, would that tell you anything about how it's temperature changes with the addition of heat?

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