Question

Use the table to answer the question.

Temperature of Different Sample
Sample Temperature (°C)
1 98.2
2 46.0
3 100.6
4 31.4
A student records the temperature of several water samples as shown in the table. Other than the temperature, the water samples are the same. Which sample has the lowest kinetic energy?

(1 point)
Responses

1
1

4
4

3
3

2
2

Answer 1

Sample 4. It has the lowest temperature (31.4°C), and lower temperature means lower average kinetic energy of the molecules.