Arrange the following physical states and temperatures of water in order of increasing average molecular kinetic energy, from the lowest thermal energy state to the highest thermal energy state.
- 1Ice at
- 2Liquid water at
- 3Liquid water at
- 4Superheated steam at
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The correct sequence from lowest to highest molecular kinetic energy is: Ice at , followed by Liquid water at , then Liquid water at , and finally Superheated steam at .
Temperature is directly proportional to the average kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance. In the solid phase (ice at ), molecules vibrate minimally within a lattice. As thermal energy is added, ice melts into liquid water, where molecules move with greater kinetic energy at and even faster at . When vaporized into steam and heated to , the gaseous molecules move freely at the highest average speeds, having the highest molecular kinetic energy.
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Temperature as a measure of average molecular kinetic energy across solid, liquid, and gas phases
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