Re: Why does heat or waves have no mass, or atomic structure ?

Date: Mon Jun 25 08:49:30 2001
Posted By: Peter Grivins, Staff, Radiation and Chemical Safety, Michigan State University
Area of science: Physics
ID: 993251829.Ph

Message:


Heat does not have mass because it's actually energy.  So, you are not 
actually seeing "heat", but the effect heat has on the atmosphere it works 
on.  

[note added by MadSci Admin:  You can find some previous answers
in our archives by searching on "what is heat", with "find the
exact phrase" checked.  Our search engine is 
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