anytime a substance changes it's molecular structure (solid to liquid, liquid to solid, liquid to gas, solid to gas, gas to liquid) it loses engergy.
When matter melts (changes from a solid to a liquid state), its molecules move faster, meaning they are gaining energy.
Melting gains energy because it requires heat energy to break the intermolecular forces holding together the solid molecules. This energy is needed to overcome the attraction between the molecules and allow them to move more freely as a liquid.
When a solid melts to become liquid, or a liquid boils to become a gas, the arrangement of particles gets farther apart and less structured, and the motion of the molecules becomes more random and they move faster. The opposite happens when a gas condenses to become a liquid, or when a liquid freezes to become a solid.
When a substance freezes, it releases energy as it changes from a higher-energy state (liquid) to a lower-energy state (solid). The energy is released as heat into the surroundings.
Freezing typically represents a loss of energy. When a substance freezes, its molecules lose kinetic energy and slow down, leading to the formation of a solid structure. This process releases energy in the form of heat.
No. They gain.
A material must gain energy both before and during melting.
When matter melts (changes from a solid to a liquid state), its molecules move faster, meaning they are gaining energy.
It looses energy to the surroundings. When bindings brakes, energy is released.
When ice melts, the particles of solid water (ice) gain enough energy to break the rigid structure and transition into a more fluid state as liquid water. The molecules in the ice start moving more freely and lose their fixed positions, leading to the change in state from solid to liquid.
Lose
Most substances lose or gain energy when their temperature changes.
Melting gains energy because it requires heat energy to break the intermolecular forces holding together the solid molecules. This energy is needed to overcome the attraction between the molecules and allow them to move more freely as a liquid.
When a solid melts to become liquid, or a liquid boils to become a gas, the arrangement of particles gets farther apart and less structured, and the motion of the molecules becomes more random and they move faster. The opposite happens when a gas condenses to become a liquid, or when a liquid freezes to become a solid.
When a substance freezes, it releases energy as it changes from a higher-energy state (liquid) to a lower-energy state (solid). The energy is released as heat into the surroundings.
As substances lose energy, they tend to decrease in temperature and may change state (e.g. solid to liquid). Conversely, as substances gain energy, they tend to increase in temperature and may change state in the opposite direction (e.g. liquid to gas).
a closed system will not gain or lose mass