Two bodies can be in thermal equilibrium with one another when they are at the same temperature even if they

a. absorb different quantities of thermal energy from their surroundings in equal time intervals.
b. have different masses.
c. have different volumes.
d. have any of the properties listed above. e. have any of the properties listed above and one of them is contact with a third body at a different temperature.


D

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