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Answer the following questions about a clothes dryer.

Dryer Situation

Clothes being dried in a dryer is a phase change. Answer the following questions about what is happening when clothes is being dried.
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   The kinetic energy of the water molecules is   

increasing

decreasing

stays the same

 .

Answer 1

When clothes are being dried in a dryer, the kinetic energy of the water molecules is increasing.

As the heat is applied during the drying process, the water molecules gain energy, which increases their kinetic energy, causing them to move faster and eventually change from a liquid to a gas (water vapor).