Interpretation:
The evaporation of liquid molecules in terms of kinetic energy is to be explained.
Concept Introduction :
The three states of matter are
Answer to Problem 11LC
Kinetic energy increases with an increase in temperature which tends to increase the molecular speed.
Explanation of Solution
In contrast to solids, particles are less tightly packed in liquids. Liquids take on that shape when maintained in a container. Compression is challenging in liquids because there is less room for particle mobility. Although liquids have a fixed volume, their shapes are not.
The average kinetic energy of a liquid's particles rises as it warms. As more and more molecules can reach the liquid's surface and enter the vapor phase, the rate of evaporation accelerates. The liquid eventually reaches a point where all the molecules have enough kinetic energy to evaporate.
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