Question
As water becomes warmer, boils and then becomes water vapor (steam), what happens to its kinetic and potential energies?(1 point)
Responses
The particles will gain potential energy as it heats up, but the kinetic energy of the particles will stay the same.
The particles will gain potential energy as it heats up, but the kinetic energy of the particles will stay the same.
The particles gain both potential and kinetic energy.
The particles gain both potential and kinetic energy.
The kinetic and potential energies of the particles will stay the same.
The kinetic and potential energies of the particles will stay the same.
The particles gain kinetic energy as it heats up, but the potential energy of the particles will stay the same.
Responses
The particles will gain potential energy as it heats up, but the kinetic energy of the particles will stay the same.
The particles will gain potential energy as it heats up, but the kinetic energy of the particles will stay the same.
The particles gain both potential and kinetic energy.
The particles gain both potential and kinetic energy.
The kinetic and potential energies of the particles will stay the same.
The kinetic and potential energies of the particles will stay the same.
The particles gain kinetic energy as it heats up, but the potential energy of the particles will stay the same.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
As water becomes warmer and eventually boils to become steam (water vapor), the correct response is:
**The particles gain kinetic energy as it heats up, but the potential energy of the particles will stay the same.**
This is because when water is heated, the kinetic energy of the particles increases, causing them to move faster, which correlates with higher temperatures. However, during the phase change from liquid to gas (boiling), the heat energy added is used to overcome intermolecular forces, increasing the potential energy of the particles and allowing them to escape into vapor form, while maintaining a constant temperature. So, while in the process of boiling, the kinetic energy from the temperature increase is primarily transformed into potential energy until phase change is complete.
**The particles gain kinetic energy as it heats up, but the potential energy of the particles will stay the same.**
This is because when water is heated, the kinetic energy of the particles increases, causing them to move faster, which correlates with higher temperatures. However, during the phase change from liquid to gas (boiling), the heat energy added is used to overcome intermolecular forces, increasing the potential energy of the particles and allowing them to escape into vapor form, while maintaining a constant temperature. So, while in the process of boiling, the kinetic energy from the temperature increase is primarily transformed into potential energy until phase change is complete.