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Do Particles in a solid have less kinetic energy than particles in a liquid or gas?
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∙ 12y ago
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. Atoms or molecules of a solid are tightly constricted and can really only vibrate a little, so they have very littel kinetic energy. Liquids can flow, so those atoms/molecules have a little kinetic energy, and the molecules with the most kiinetic energy are those in gases.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoGas Particle have higher energy than Liquid particles because the particle having larger energy have more velocity (Translational) in them (With more Rotational and other Energies ) and hence tends to move as far as possible from other particles.
As the particle in Gas are separated far apart as compared to solid and liquid and hence they have Higher energy.
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∙ 10y agoOh yes, particles of a gas have more energy than particles of the same substance in the liquid or solid phase. It's true.
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Which are the first particles to evaporate from a liquid?
The particles that evaporate from a liquid are on the surface of the liquid.
Heat is removed from a gas and the substance becomes a liquld how can you explain this?
The particles in a liquid have less kinetic energy than the particles in a gas.
Why are gas particles fast?
Gas particles are fast because they have a higher amount of kinetic energy than those found in the liquid or solid state.
What energy change occurs when sound is produced?
Sound energy causes the particles in the medium it is traveling through to vibrate. The medium is a solid, liquid or gas.
How does kinetic energy of solids liquids and gases compare?
The kinetic energy is lowest in solids, higher in liquids, and highest in gases.
Which are the first particles to evaporate from a liquid?
The particles that evaporate from a liquid are on the surface of the liquid.
Is when particles of a liquid become particles of a has?
yes because the kinetic energy made in particle
In which states of matter particles motion Is maximum?
In the gaseous state. Gas particles have the highest kinetic energy compared to liquid and solid particles.
As heat energy is added to a liquid do the particles increase or decrease in movement?
As heat energy is supplied to a liquid, its temperature rises. The rise of temperature causes a rise in the kinetic energy of the particles; which happens when the speed of the particles increases.
What is a average measure of kinetic energy?
Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles such as the molecules in a gas or a liquid.
What happens to substance during changes between gas to liquid?
The particles of the substance gain kinetic energy as they absorb heat energy. Eventually there is enough kinetic energy for the particles to escape the liquid phase, forming the gas phase.
What happens to substance during changed between liquid and gas?
The particles of the substance gain kinetic energy as they absorb heat energy. Eventually there is enough kinetic energy for the particles to escape the liquid phase, forming the gas phase.
Compared to the particles in a hardened lava sample the particles in a liquid lava sample?
Have less kinetic energy
How does boiling point change the particles of a liquid?
It imparts to them more kinetic energy.
What causes liquid to freeze kinetic energy?
In terms of energy, a liquid will freeze when enough heat energy is removed from it. This will reduce the average kinetic energy of the particles (atoms or molecules).
Heat is removed from a gas and the substance becomes a liquld how can you explain this?
The particles in a liquid have less kinetic energy than the particles in a gas.
What happens when a heated liquid turns into a gas?
Its particles acquire greater kinetic energy.
