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Thermal energy is the average kinetic energy of particles of matter, whereas temperature is the total kinetic energy of particles of matter. True or false?

Thermal energy is the average kinetic energy of particles of matter, whereas temperature is the total kinetic energy of particles of matter. True or false?
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Thermal energy is the average kinetic energy of particles of matter, whereas temperature is the total kinetic energy of particles of matter. True or false?

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That's false..

It's actually the other way around.

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