Which option describes the particles of water as the liquid water actively boils?

(1 point)
Responses

The particles will lose kinetic energy and decrease temperature during boiling.
The particles will lose kinetic energy and decrease temperature during boiling.

The particles will have the same average kinetic energy and a decrease in temperature during boiling.
The particles will have the same average kinetic energy and a decrease in temperature during boiling.

The particles will lose kinetic energy and increase temperature during boiling.
The particles will lose kinetic energy and increase temperature during boiling.

The particles will have the same average kinetic energy and the same temperature during boiling.
The particles will have the same average kinetic energy and the same temperature during boiling.

1 answer

The correct option to describe the particles of water as liquid water actively boils is:

The particles will have the same average kinetic energy and the same temperature during boiling.

During boiling, the temperature of the liquid remains constant even though heat is added, as the energy is used for the phase change from liquid to gas. The particles of water at boiling point have the same average kinetic energy, which corresponds to the boiling temperature.