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which substance has the most thermal energy and will have the most heat flow from it?
a stovetop burner on medium (200°c)
a nuclear reactor core (1000°c)
the human body (36°c)
air at room temperature (32°c)
Thermal energy depends on factors like temperature and the amount of matter. A nuclear reactor core has a very high temperature (\(1000^{\circ}C\)) compared to the other options. Heat flows from a hotter object to a cooler one. Since the nuclear reactor core is the hottest among the given substances, it will have the most heat flow from it.
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a nuclear reactor core (\(1000^{\circ}C\))