Substance X transfers thermal energy to substance Y through conduction. What is an accurate conclusion about the condition of both substances before conduction occurred?

Thermal energy is transferred by conduction from the warmer substance to the cooler one. Because X transferred energy to Y, X was initially warmer, so its particles had greater average kinetic energy and moved faster. Thus the accurate conclusion is that Substance X’s molecules were faster than Substance Y’s.

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