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How does the energy of a system change during a phase change?

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They are changes in bonding energy between the molecules. If heat is coming into a substance during a phase change, then this energy is used to break the bonds between the molecules of the substance. ... At the moment of melting the average kinetic energy of the molecules does not change.

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