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Liquid water becomes a gas at a certain temperature. Which changes will occur in the molecules of water? (1 point)
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The molecules will have more kinetic energy because they will be moving faster.
The molecules will have more kinetic energy because they will be moving faster.
The molecules will have more potential energy because they will be farther apart.
The molecules will have more potential energy because they will be farther apart.
The molecules will have more potential energy because they will be moving faster.
The molecules will have more potential energy because they will be moving faster.
The molecules will have more kinetic energy because they will be farther apart.
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The molecules will have more potential energy because they will be farther apart.
Reason: Vaporization at the boiling temperature uses energy to overcome intermolecular attractions (increasing potential energy) while the temperature — and thus average kinetic energy — stays the same during the phase change.
Reason: Vaporization at the boiling temperature uses energy to overcome intermolecular attractions (increasing potential energy) while the temperature — and thus average kinetic energy — stays the same during the phase change.
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