Responses
The particles have a much greater amount of kinetic energy than before.
The particles have a much greater amount of kinetic energy than before.
The particles have had their kinetic energy converted into thermal energy.
The particles have had their kinetic energy converted into thermal energy.
The particles have the same amount of kinetic energy but no longer vibrate in place.
The particles have the same amount of kinetic energy but no longer vibrate in place.
The particles have a higher temperature than before and are moving more freely.
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The correct response to explain what happened to the particles in Cynthia's ice as it melted is:
The particles have a much greater amount of kinetic energy than before.
This is because as ice melts, the particles gain kinetic energy, allowing them to move more freely and break the structured arrangement they had in the solid state, transitioning to the liquid state.
