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Transfer of thermal energy ends when two objects that are in contact, are at the.... temperature

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Heat is the thermal energy that flows from a warmer object to a cooler object. Heat flows only one way, from warmer to cooler objects. Net heat transfer ends when two objects reach the same temperature (“thermal equilibrium”).

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