Asked by timm

How does a phase change from solid to liquid occur in a substance?(1 point)
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Heat energy is released from the substance, weakening the electrical attraction between molecules.
Heat energy is released from the substance, weakening the electrical attraction between molecules.

Heat energy is added to the substance, strengthening the electrical attraction between molecules.
Heat energy is added to the substance, strengthening the electrical attraction between molecules.

Heat energy is added to the substance, weakening the electrical attraction between molecules.
Heat energy is added to the substance, weakening the electrical attraction between molecules.

Heat energy is released from the substance, strengthening the electrical attraction between molecules.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Heat energy is added to the substance, weakening the electrical attraction between molecules.

Explanation: Adding heat increases the particles' kinetic energy so they can overcome some of the intermolecular attractions that hold the solid structure together, allowing the substance to flow as a liquid.