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it depends on which way its heading on the scale,

if it's becoming more solid the atoms are moving less and compressing together

if it' becoming more gaseous the atoms are moving more and expanding

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Q: When matter changes from one phase to another what happens to the motion of molecules and how does it impact the spacing of the molecules?
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