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Design Technology Quick Check
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Question
What happens to some metals when the kinetic energy of their particles is decreased?(1 point)
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They contract.
They contract.
They melt.
They melt.
They expand.
They expand.
They conduct
2 of 52 of 5 Items
Question
What happens to some metals when the kinetic energy of their particles is decreased?(1 point)
Responses
They contract.
They contract.
They melt.
They melt.
They expand.
They expand.
They conduct
Answers
GPT-4o mini
When the kinetic energy of metal particles is decreased, they typically **contract**. This is because lower kinetic energy means that the particles move less and are pulled closer together by intermolecular forces. Therefore, the correct response is:
**They contract.**
**They contract.**