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How does an increase in thermal energy affect molecules?
They stop moving.
They begin to vibrate more.
They decrease in temperature.
They lose kinetic energy.
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They begin to vibrate more.
Increasing thermal energy raises a substance’s temperature and thus the average kinetic energy of its molecules. That means more molecular motion (faster translation/rotation and, in solids especially, increased vibration). The other choices are incorrect: molecules don’t stop moving, they don’t decrease in temperature, and they don’t lose kinetic energy.
Increasing thermal energy raises a substance’s temperature and thus the average kinetic energy of its molecules. That means more molecular motion (faster translation/rotation and, in solids especially, increased vibration). The other choices are incorrect: molecules don’t stop moving, they don’t decrease in temperature, and they don’t lose kinetic energy.
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