How exactly does heat increase the kinetic energy of particles?
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Heat is just another word for transferring kinetic energy. Temperature above absolute zero is just the random, kinetic energy of atoms. Heat is the process by which the kinetic energy of one thing is transferred to another. How the heat (energy) is transferred depends on circumstances. Radiation, convection, conduction are some ways, but in every case kinetic energy is transferred from one thing to another.
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