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Which has the least potential energy?

gases
liquids
solids

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Solids.

Particles in a solid are held together by the strongest attractive (intermolecular) forces, so the system is in the most tightly bound, lowest-potential-energy state. Liquids are intermediate and gases have the highest potential energy (particles far apart, weak attractions).