Assertion: kinetic energy's motion | /r/HasProperty | translational
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text: Consequently, when a substance is at its melting point, every joule of added thermal energy only breaks the bonds of a specific quantity of its atoms or molecules, converting them into a liquid of precisely the same temperature; no kinetic energy is added to translational motion (which is what gives substances their temperature).
text: In equation form, the translational kinetic energy, [latex]\text{KE}=\frac{1}{2}mv^2\\[/latex], is the energy associated with translational motion.