What happens to the particles of water as it is heated?

Answer 1

Heat is simply molecular energy, or, the speed molecules are moving. When heating water, energy is added to the particles of water, and so they move and vibrate faster, thus heating up, until the particles break away from each others electromagnetic force, and fly off at their own will, creating steam and water-vapour.

Answer 2

When boiled, water molecules are imbued with thermal energy and 'excited', to the point where they gain sufficient energy to escape into a gaseous form. Water has remarkably high heat capacity, however, which is why it can take a while for water to boil. This is also the reason why we use sweat to cool down - water can absorb a surprisingly large amount of heat before its own temperature actually increases, allowing sweat to efficiently absorb heat from our bodies before evaporating.

Answer 3

when water is heated the particles speed up, therefore gaining kinetic energy. the faster the particles move the further apart they become, therefore leading to the possibility of changing state. such as water to water vapor or ice to water.

Answer 4

As water is heated, the kinetic energy of its particles increases. At a certain temperature (100°C for water at sea level), the water will reach its boiling point and turn into steam as the particles gain enough energy to escape the liquid phase and become a gas.

Answer 5

the particles in water move faster and the energy can be dispersed faster

Answer 6

The movement of molecules is accelerated at higher temperature.

Answer 7

They move and vibrate

Answer 8

They turn into water vapor.