eli5: What happens at absolute zero?
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Those other comments about atoms not moving aren’t true. They actually would just be at a minimum level of movement, due to quantum mechanics. Temperature is basically how much the atoms are moving. 0 is the least possible movement (not 0 movement).
As far as we know it is also not really possible to reach absolute zero so it’s kinda moot.
Hard to give more info while staying eli5 but if you want to try to understand more Wikipedia explains parts well if you follow the embedded links. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_zero
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