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Course: High school chemistry > Unit 6

Lesson 1: Thermal energy and equilibrium
Science
High school chemistry
Thermochemistry
Thermal energy and equilibrium
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Problem

A child’s swimming pool holds 100 liters of water. A nearby pond contains over 10,000 times as much water. On a warm summer day, the water molecules in both systems have the same average kinetic energy.
A photo of a small child in a small plastic swimming pool.
Hard at work studying thermodynamics
Complete the statements.
  • The temperature of the pool water is
    the temperature of the pond water.
  • The total thermal energy contained in the pool is
    the total thermal energy contained in the pond.