Differentiate: Thermal energy and Heat

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Arpit Sundas · Accepted Answer

Thermal energy : The total kinetic energy of the particles within a substance.Example: The thermal energy of a pot of boiling water includes the energy from the movement of water molecules.Heat : The transfer of thermal energy between systems or bodies due to a temperature difference.Example: When you touch a hot stove, heat flows from the stove (hot object) to your hand (cooler object).The differences between Thermal energy and Heat are:Thermal energy HeatThe total sum of kinetic energy of all the particles or molecules of a body is known as thermal energy.The amount of thermal energy transferred is known as heat.It is a property of a system, representing the internal energy due to particle motion.It is a process, not a property and it describes energy in transit.

Thermal energy	Heat
The total sum of kinetic energy of all the particles or molecules of a body is known as thermal energy.	The amount of thermal energy transferred is known as heat.
It is a property of a system, representing the internal energy due to particle motion.	It is a process, not a property and it describes energy in transit.