It is not known and, thanks to Brownian motion, it cannot be known.
As a substance changes from a solid to a liquid, the molecular motion increases as the intermolecular bonds break and the molecules can move past each other more freely. When a substance transitions from a liquid to a gas, the molecular motion increases further as the molecules have enough energy to overcome intermolecular forces entirely and move independently.
The solid state has the least molecular motion.
As a substance transitions from liquid to gas, the molecular motion increases. In the liquid state, molecules move more freely but are still close together. When the substance becomes a gas, the molecules move even more rapidly and are much farther apart.
The transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion.
Adding heat increases the kinetic energy of molecules, causing them to move faster and more randomly. This increased molecular motion can lead to changes in the physical state of matter, such as melting a solid into a liquid or vaporizing a liquid into a gas.
The change from a gas to a liquid involves a decrease in molecular motion. In this phase transition, the particles come closer together, reducing their kinetic energy and resulting in a more ordered arrangement.
No, molecular motion actually increases when water is boiling. When water reaches its boiling point, the molecules absorb enough heat energy to break free from the liquid phase and transition into the gaseous phase, leading to increased molecular motion.
The increasing range of molecular motion typically occurs in the following order: solid < liquid < gas. In a solid, molecules have the least amount of motion as they are tightly packed and don't move much. In a liquid, molecules have more freedom to move around but are still relatively close together. In a gas, molecules have the highest range of motion as they are far apart and move freely.
Convection is the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion. As the fluid is heated, its molecules move faster and spread apart, becoming less dense. This creates convection currents that transport heat throughout the fluid.
Melting ice to form liquid water or boiling liquid water to produce steam are two examples of changes in state that lead to an increase in molecular motion. In both cases, the added energy causes the molecules to move more rapidly and with greater freedom.
The change from a gas to a liquid involves a decrease in molecular motion. In this phase transition, particles lose energy and come closer together, resulting in a decrease in their overall movement and a more ordered arrangement.
An increase in molecular motion typically indicates a transition to a higher energy state, often associated with the process of heating a substance. This can lead to a state change, such as solid to liquid (melting) or liquid to gas (evaporation). In both cases, the increased kinetic energy allows molecules to overcome intermolecular forces and move more freely. Thus, the state of change is often from solid to liquid or from liquid to gas.