1) The water molecules in the container with half a liter of water will have higher average kinetic energy. This is because there are fewer water molecules in the container, so they will be moving around more energetically compared to the container with 1 liter of water.
2) The container with 1 liter of water will require more heat to cause a 1° C increase in its temperature. This is because there is more water in the container, so more heat energy is required to increase the temperature of all the water molecules in the container.
Consider two identical containers that They contain water at the same temperature. A container contains 1 liter of water and the other half liter. 1) In which of the two containers water molecules have higher average kinetic energy? 2 in which will require more heat to cause a 1° C increase in its temperature?
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