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What do you understand by thermal equilibrium?
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Solution
Thermal equilibrium exists when two objects in thermal contact no longer affect each other’s temperature (or) Both the objects are in the same temperature they are in thermal equilibrium.
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Chapter 1: Heat - Evaluation [Page 15]
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