The gas state has the most energy out of all three states because of how freely the molecules are moving, and able to move. In a solid, the molecules are forced together, with minimal space to move. In a liquid, the molecules are able to move a considerable space, but not as freely as gas. This answer is based on the "basic" three states of matter - solids, liquids and gases. There are other states of matter, and a plasma is a state of extreme energy. For instance, a star like our sun is a big ball of plasma. And plasma is a collection of atoms that have so much thermal energy that all their electrons have been "boiled off" due to extreme heating. Heat a solid, it liquifies (sublimatin excepted). Heat a liquid, it boils. Heat a gas sufficiently, and it will shed its electrons and become a superheated - and highly energetic - substance. It will become a plasma. Note that there are other states of matter, but they don't involve extremely high energies.
Molecule movement is greatest in the gaseous state of matter, where molecules have the most kinetic energy and are able to move freely and rapidly.
The state of matter in which particles move most rapidly is the gaseous state. In gases, particles have high kinetic energy and move freely, bouncing off each other and the container walls. This leads to fast and random movement of gas molecules.
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When any substance goes from solid to liquid to gas, the kinetic energy of the molecules increases.Molecules in the gaseous state have the most kinetic energy.Molecules in the solid state have the least kinetic energy.
Solid state. In a solid, molecules are closely packed together in a fixed arrangement, which results in a rigid structure.
Water as steam in the gas state has the most energy compared to water in the liquid or solid state.
The gas state has the most energy out of all three states because of how freely the molecules are moving, and able to move.
Molecule movement is greatest in the gaseous state of matter, where molecules have the most kinetic energy and are able to move freely and rapidly.
In the gaseous state of matter, the molecules of a substance are most free to move about as there is little attractive forces between the neighboring molecules.
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The state in which matter has the most energy is plasma. Plasma is a state of matter where the particles, such as electrons and protons, have enough energy to break free from their atoms, resulting in a highly energized and electrically charged state.
The physical state, or phase, that has the greatest kinetic energy is gas. In a gas, the molecules are more free to move and they move more rapidly than in the other phases, and it is this motion that constitutes kinetic energy.
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