Question
Cynthia sees that most of the ice in her iced tea has melted. Assuming the water and the ice are at the same temperature, what happened to the particles in her ice?(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AThe particles have a much greater amount of kinetic energy than before.%0D%0AThe particles have a much greater amount of kinetic energy than before. - incorrect%0D%0A%0D%0AThe particles have the same amount of kinetic energy but no longer vibrate in place.%0D%0AThe particles have the same amount of kinetic energy but no longer vibrate in place. - no response given%0D%0A%0D%0AThe particles have had their kinetic energy converted into thermal energy.%0D%0AThe particles have had their kinetic energy converted into thermal energy. - no response given%0D%0A%0D%0AThe particles have a higher temperature than before and are moving more freely.%0D%0AThe particles have a higher temperature than before and are moving more freely. \
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GPT-4o mini
The correct response is: **The particles have the same amount of kinetic energy but no longer vibrate in place.**
When ice melts, it goes from a solid state to a liquid state. In the solid state, the particles vibrate in fixed positions, and in the liquid state, the particles still have kinetic energy but are able to move past one another, which allows them to flow. Since the temperature of the ice and the water are the same, the average kinetic energy of the particles does not change during the phase transition from ice to water; they simply transition to a less ordered (liquid) state.
When ice melts, it goes from a solid state to a liquid state. In the solid state, the particles vibrate in fixed positions, and in the liquid state, the particles still have kinetic energy but are able to move past one another, which allows them to flow. Since the temperature of the ice and the water are the same, the average kinetic energy of the particles does not change during the phase transition from ice to water; they simply transition to a less ordered (liquid) state.