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Kinetic energy is greater in liquid state because the liquid substance is moving. If the kinetic energy was less than in liquid state, the object of the state would become solid.

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Hows the energy differs between a solid liquid and gas?

In three equal masses of the same pure substance, the solid, the liquid and the gas would all have the same amount of total energy. The solid will have less kinetic but more potential, the gas will have more kinetic but lesl potential energy.


Why do liquids evaporate even if they are not at their boiling point?

The temp (e.g. boiling point) is but the average of the kinetic energy of all the molecules, some will be going faster (have more energy) than others. The ones that exceed that value we know as boiling point have enough energy to escape from the liquid state and become vapor.


When water changes from a liquid to a gas heat and energy do what?

When water changes from a liquid to a gas, it is evaporating or boiling. The "heat and energy" of the water molecules increases in the gaseous state. In fact, water molecules must pick up energy to change state from a liquid to a gas. Water molecules that are free to move as a gas have more kinetic energy than water molecules in a liquid form (as long as the liquid is not pressurized). The "heat and energy" of the H2O molecules that are now a gas is higher than that of liquid water.It should be noted that the thermal energy (heat) necessary to cause water to change state and become a liquid must come from somewhere. In evaporation, the energy necessary for the water molecule to escape from the liquid comes from the liquid. The liquid cools. We know that if we wet our finger and blow on it, it feels cool because evaporating water cools liquid water from which it escapes. That evaporating water has taken energy from the liquid water.In the case of boiling, water molecules take energy from liquid water, but the liquid water might not be cooling. It probably isn't as that liquid water is having thermal energy (heat) pumped into it by a heat source of some kind. Turn on a burner or element on the range under a pan of water and the water will begin warming until it's boiling. As water boils off, it is taking thermal (heat) energy with it, but the remaining water doesn't cool down as the heat source continues to add more thermal energy.


Do endothermic reaction have reactants with more energy than its products?

Kinetic energy has more energy than products.


How does temperature change during boiling?

The process that occurs during boiling of liquid is energizing of water molecules (H2O) to give them excessive energy for excitement to change their form to gas from liquid. This energy can be provided by heating and electric current. In the liquid state, atoms and molecules are bound together by strong intermolecular forces as compared to gases.While boiling a liquid we provide heat to the molecules whereby their kinetic energy is enhanced and they now have enough energy to overcome the cohesive forces and escape from the liquid surface hence changing into gas.This process is called evaporation.

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Which state of matter has more kinetic energy?

liquid because they slide against each other.


Do molecules in a liquid have the same kinetic energy as a gas?

Less kinetic energy to move around so they stay liquid. With more energy they would be gases.


Is Kinetic energy a solid liquid or gas?

Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. Heat is a form of kinetic energy (the movement of individual atoms or molecules) so the liquid phase contains more kinetic energy than the solid and the gas phase has more kinetic energy than the liquid phase. However, kinetic energy can also be imparted to a mass as a whole in which case if the total mass of the phases was constant the this imparted kinetic energy would be the same for all phases.


Why does the temperature of a substace remain constant even though energy is being added?

As a liquid is heated that energy is translated into kinetic energy of the molecules. At boiling point the kinetic energy of the hottest molecules is sufficient to drive them off into the gaseous state. As more energy is added, more molecules are driven off. This carries large amounts of energy away, leaving the temperature of the liquid unchanged. The temperature will not rise until all liquid has entered the gaseous state.


Does a gas have less energy then a liquid form?

no .Gas have more kinetic energy than it's liquid form.


When solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium which phase solid or liquid contain the greater amount of energy?

The answer depends on the specifics of the question. The idea though, is that when they are in equilibrium, both the solid and the liquid should have the same amount of energy PER MOLECULE. The fact that there is a solid component and a liquid component means that either the solid is melting or the liquid is freezing. In most situations, that means that the temperature of the whole mixture is constant. Another idea is that the energy in the molecules can either be kinetic or potential energy. Basically, the more kinetic energy PER MOLECULE an object has, the higher the object's temperature. Furthermore, the more potential energy PER MOLECULE that the object has, the further apart the molecules are from each other. Combining these ideas, here are a few possible answers to your question. 1. There is more solid than liquid. On average, the solid's molecules have the same kinetic energy as the liquid. The solid, having more molecules, has more kinetic energy total. The liquid has more potential energy in total. The solid has more overall energy. 2. There is more liquid than solid. On average, the liquid's molecules have the same kinetic energy as the solid. The liquid, having more molecules, has more kinetic energy total. The liquid also has more potential energy in total. The liquid has more overall energy. 3. There are equal amounts of liquid and solid. On average, the liquid's molecules have the same kinetic energy as the solid. The liquid has equal kinetic energy as the solid due to the even split. The liquid also has more potential energy in total. The liquid has more overall energy. These three are the main possibilities, and as can be seen in the details, the answer depends on the relative amounts of liquid and solid.


The kinetic energy of the particles in the liquid state is more than in the solid state comment?

If you freeze water you are removing a particle's kinetic energy from the system that is in the form of heat energy. So as you heat up ice you are giving the water molecules more thermal kinetic energy so it transitions to water. If you keep pumping in heat (energy) these molecules will eventually have so much energy it will vaporize and turn to steam.


How does boiling point change the particles of a liquid?

It imparts to them more kinetic energy.


What happens to the atom when a substance changes state from a liquid to a gas?

atoms gain more kinetic energy, so they are moving so rapidly that the intermolecular attractions can no longer hold them in liquid form.


Why does a liquid solidify when you cool it?

As the liquid cools it looses kinetic energy and the particles slow down theliquid becomes more of a solid state.


What happens to the volume of gas or liquid s the temperature of a gas or liquid increases?

When heat is added to the system, we increase the average kinetic energy of molecules making up that system. When we increase the temperature, molecules undergo more rapid collisions and therefore takes up more volume. Molecules in solid state of matter has the least kinetic energy.


Do water molecules in the liquid state have more energy than water molecules in the polar state?

Do water molecules in the liquid state have more energy than water molecules in the polar state