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Temperature is the amount of energy an atom has, and therefore the speed at which it's electrons move move around the nucleus. At zero degrees Kelvin, the electrons have stopped moving. This is known as absolute zero. But the process works in the opposite way too, you can gain temperature by gaining energy, and in turn increasing the speed at which the electron moves. Since the speed of light in a vacuum cannot be exceeded, has the atom reached a point of "absolute heat" when the electrons are moving around the nucleus at the speed of light?
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