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What will happen as an object is heated?
The molecules will move faster.
The molecules will slow down.
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The molecules will move faster.
Heating adds energy to an object, which increases the molecules' average kinetic energy (they vibrate/translate more). Note: during a phase change (melting/boiling) added energy can go into changing bonds (latent heat) so temperature may stay constant while microscopic motion/arrangement changes.
Heating adds energy to an object, which increases the molecules' average kinetic energy (they vibrate/translate more). Note: during a phase change (melting/boiling) added energy can go into changing bonds (latent heat) so temperature may stay constant while microscopic motion/arrangement changes.
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