Question

One container has 100 mL of water and a second container has 1000 mL of water. If the temperature in both containers is 22 C (71.6 F). Which container has the greatest amount of thermal energy and why?

Answer 1

The 100 mL because it has less space to fill up with the tenperature

Answer 2

Answer:

1000 mL of water

Explanation:

The thermal energy of a substance is the total amount of energy- potential and kinetic energy contained in it. It depends on the temperature, mass and phase of the substance.

Since, the both the containers contain liquid water at same temperature, greater mass would have greater thermal energy. Thus, container having 1000 mL of water would have greater thermal energy.

(mass =density x volume

because, density is same, mass ∝ volume

greater volume means more mass)