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A cylinder at left with balls in a layer on the bottom of the cylinder has an arrow leading to a cylinder at right with balls stacked near the bottom of the cylinder.
How is energy related to the change of state represented by the model?

Atoms gain energy as a solid changes to a gas.
Atoms gain energy as a liquid changes to a gas.
Atoms lose energy as a solid changes to a gas.
Atoms lose energy as a liquid changes to a gas

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Atoms gain energy as a liquid changes to a gas.

When a liquid becomes a gas (vaporization/sublimation), particles absorb energy which lets them overcome attractive forces and move farther apart and faster.