When steam (or "water vapor") becomes water, the particles are condensating or becoming condensation. This is because the particles are cooling down, thereore not moving fast enough to remain a gas; so it becomes a liquid.
Steam has a greater distance between particles compared to water because steam is in a gaseous state where the particles have more space between them and move more freely. Water, on the other hand, is a liquid with particles that are more closely packed together.
Water becomes steam at 100 degrees Celsius under normal atmospheric pressure.
When steam is cooled, its particles lose energy and slow down. As a result, the steam condenses back into water vapor or liquid water. The particles move closer together due to the decrease in thermal energy.
Particles in ocean water have less energy than particles in steam because the temperature of the ocean water is lower than that of steam. Temperature is directly related to the kinetic energy of particles, so particles in steam, which is a gas at a high temperature, have more energy and move faster than particles in ocean water.
The particles them self, assuming that you are referring to the individual atoms/molecules that makes up a liquid, does not change in "density" when going from one state of matter to another (liquid -> steam). However, the density changes for a certain amount of the matter, for instance one liter. One liter of water weighs a lot more than one liter of water steam. This is because the density of liquid water is much higher than water steam. The density of liquid water is 1000g/liter while the density of steam is 0.8g/liter. In other words, liquid water is over 1200 times denser than water vapor!
When water becomes steam, the attraction between particles decreases. In liquid water, molecules are closely packed and experience strong intermolecular forces, but as water is heated and turns into steam, these forces weaken. The molecules gain energy, move apart, and transition into a gaseous state, where they are much further apart and move freely. Therefore, the attraction between particles in steam is significantly lower compared to that in liquid water.
Steam has the most energy as its particles are in the gaseous state and move faster than particles in liquid water or ice, which are in the solid or liquid state respectively. Freezing water has a similar amount of energy as liquid water since they are at the same temperature.
When steam turns to water, the particles lose energy and slow down, coming closer together. This causes the steam to condense into liquid water.
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Steam has a greater distance between particles compared to water because steam is in a gaseous state where the particles have more space between them and move more freely. Water, on the other hand, is a liquid with particles that are more closely packed together.
Ice, water, and steam are all examples of the three common states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas, respectively. These states are determined by the arrangement and movement of particles in a substance.
Particles move most rapidly in steam. In steam, water molecules are in a gaseous state, where they have high energy and can move freely and quickly. In contrast, while water ice has particles that vibrate in place, they are much more constrained compared to the relatively fast-moving particles in liquid water and steam. Thus, steam has the highest particle movement among the three states of water.
When steam condenses, its water vapor particles lose thermal energy and come together to form liquid water particles. This process releases heat, which is why condensation is accompanied by the release of latent heat energy.
Water becomes steam at 100 degrees Celsius under normal atmospheric pressure.
When steam is cooled, its particles lose energy and slow down. As a result, the steam condenses back into water vapor or liquid water. The particles move closer together due to the decrease in thermal energy.
Liquid water becomes water vapor, which is the gaseous state of water, when it absorbs enough heat and evaporates.
Steam is not a solution; steam is water vapor.