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average kinetic energy of molecules is roughly equivilant to temperature. as water reaches boiling point the temperature stops increasing. Instead the energy your putting in makes a phase change from liquid to gas.

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What is driven by kinetic energy of the molecules?

'kinetic energy of molecules' is heat; so your answer is any heat engine: for example, a steam locomotive.


What kind of energy causes molecules to move around quickly?

Thermal energy, or heat energy, causes molecules to move around quickly. As molecules absorb more thermal energy, they gain kinetic energy and their movement increases, leading to higher temperatures.


What is a measure of average kinetic energy of a group of molecules?

The temperature of a sample of nitrogen gas is a measure of the molecules' average # activation energy # potential energy # kinetic energy # ionization energy Answer 3 Reason Temperature measures average kinetic energy.


Does a water fall have kinetic energy?

Yes, it does. Kinetic energy is energy in motion. If you have a waterfall, the energy within it is constantly being moved. If it were perhaps a waterfall that was frozen over, then it would not have kinetic energy; it would have potential energy. Relative to the pool at the bottom, the water at the top has potential energy until it reaches the edge. After it spills over, each kilogram of water loses 9.8 joules of potential energy and gains 9.8 joules of kinetic energy for every meter it falls. When it reaches the bottom, all of the potential energy it had at the top has been converted to kinetic energy.


Does gas molecules with more kinetic energy lower pressure?

Gas molecules with higher kinetic energy tend to exert more force on their container walls, increasing the pressure. Conversely, gas molecules with lower kinetic energy exert less force and thus lower the pressure. So, gas molecules with more kinetic energy do not lower pressure; they increase it.

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What energy does boiling water use?

Boiling water typically uses thermal energy, which is the energy associated with heat. When water reaches its boiling point, the thermal energy added to the water causes the water molecules to gain enough kinetic energy to break free from their liquid state and change into vapor.


What energy transformation is in a boiling pot of water?

The energy transformation in a boiling pot of water is from thermal energy (heat) to kinetic energy (movement of water molecules) as the temperature rises and water molecules gain enough energy to escape as water vapor.


What is altered when a liquid at its boiling point is converted to a gas at the same temp 1 Size of the molecules 2 Distance between molecules or 3 Kinetic energy of molecules?

Kinetic energy of molecules is altered when a liquid at its boiling point is converted to a gas at the same temperature. The molecules gain energy, increasing their motion and overcoming intermolecular forces to transition to the gas phase.


Use kinetic theory to explain boiling?

Boiling occurs when the kinetic energy of the liquid overcomes the intermolecular forces holding the liquid together, resulting in the molecules escaping as vapor. As the liquid is heated, the molecules gain kinetic energy, increasing their movement until they have enough energy to break free from the liquid's surface and escape into the gas phase.


Why does 100 degrees Celsius have the largest average kinetic energy?

100 degrees Celsius corresponds to the boiling point of water, when water molecules have the highest average kinetic energy in the liquid state before transitioning to gas. At this temperature, the water molecules are moving the fastest, resulting in the largest average kinetic energy among temperatures below the boiling point.


Which has more average kinetic energy a cup of boiling water or lake Michigan?

A cup of boiling water has more average kinetic energy than Lake Michigan because it has higher temperature, resulting in faster-moving water molecules.


Do boiling water causes chemical energy?

Boiling water can be either thermal energy or kinetic energy dependent upon how it's used. If it is used to heat up another object (thereby transferring energy in that manner) it is thermal; if the water vapor from the boiled water is used to say, run a turbine, it would be kinetic in that sense. Chances are, for most cases involving boiling water, or more specifically the water vapor produced by it, the energy associated with that will be kinetic.


The tempertaure scale that is based on the actual kinetic energy of the molecules is the?

The tempertaure scale that is based on the actual kinetic energy of the molecules is


What is happening to the molecules of water as they are heated?

As water is heated, the water molecules gain kinetic energy and they move faster. Eventually, they get enough kinetic energy to move fast enough to escape the liquid phase and become a gas/vapor. This is the boiling point.


What happens to molecules as their potential energy increase?

will be transformed into kinetic energy


What measures the average kinetic energy of air molecules?

Temperature measures the average kinetic energy of air molecules. As the temperature increases, the molecules move faster and have higher kinetic energy.


What causes melting and boiling in terms of the kinetic molecular theory?

The kinetic theory states that when a solid is heated the bonds between the particles are loosened thus making it a liquid.