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Whenever direct heat is given to any kind of particles/materials, an exothermic reaction occurs. When an exothermic reaction occurs, heat is released. This is what causes the particles to heat up.

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What does heat do to the particles in ice?

When heat is applied to ice, it increases the kinetic energy of the particles, causing them to vibrate faster and break the bonds that hold them in their solid state. This results in the ice melting into liquid water.


Heat makes the particles in matter move how?

When heat is added to matter, it increases the energy of the particles within the matter. This increased energy causes the particles to vibrate and move around more rapidly, resulting in an overall increase in the temperature of the material.


What happens to heat during a change of state?

During a change of state, such as melting or boiling, heat energy is absorbed or released without a change in temperature. This heat energy is used to break the intermolecular forces holding the particles together, allowing them to move into a new arrangement. Once the change of state is complete, the temperature resumes changing.


Does the sun heat saltwater and freshwater at the same rate?

fresh water will! XD Hey, I did an experiment on this for my science project and it was saltwater that boils easier. If you do this experiment you have to do it multiple times to make sure you get the average. It boils faster, because it has more particles which makes it warmer. For example, when we wear sweatpants, we get warm, and when we wear less clothing we take longer to warm up. Just like the particles. More particles= more heat Less particles= less heat


How does heat flow through different materials?

Heat can flow through different materials via conduction, convection, or radiation. Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact between materials, convection is the transfer of heat through a fluid medium, and radiation is the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves. The rate of heat flow depends on the material's conductivity, density, and specific heat capacity.

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When the pot is heated on the stove, which particles heat up quickest?

When the pot is heated on the stove, the particles closest to the heat source heat up the quickest.


How does heat heat up stuff?

well heat is fast moving particles they collide with slow particles which is cold and the slow particles move fast too. In the end the slow particles move faster just as heat so they are not cold anymore.


Does air conduct heat?

The convection of the air causes the particles to heat up. In other words, the heated particles hit the air particles, causing the air particles to heat up. So it doesn't "conduct" heat rather that the air heats up from a heat source.


What happens to the volume of a marshmallow when you heat up particles?

When you heat up particles in a marshmallow, the particles gain energy and move faster. This causes the marshmallow to expand as the air trapped inside heats up and expands, increasing the volume of the marshmallow.


Do the energy in waves move particles up and down?

convection-moves heat particles around in a circle


How does expansion work?

The particles heat and vibrate up causing it to get bigger


What is the total kinetic energy of the particles that make up a substance?

Heat


Heat energy in a sentence?

Heat energy is the result of particles vibrating, when you heat something up it causes the particles in it to vibrate more, which we experience as heat. Its all to do with the amount of internal energy something has. Do you need more detail?


Will particles slow down if you add heat to them?

No. Actually they would speed up.


How is heat related to the motion of particles?

Atoms, molecules and ions are tiny particles that made up matter. Because of the continuous motion of these particles, either bumping into each other or vibrating back and forth, heat is created.


What does heat do to the particles in ice?

When heat is applied to ice, it increases the kinetic energy of the particles, causing them to vibrate faster and break the bonds that hold them in their solid state. This results in the ice melting into liquid water.


Why do solids heat up faster than liquids?

Solids are more compact than liquids. The particles of a solid are closer together. Since heat is the kinetic force between particles, the closer those particles are the easier it is to excite them.