Question

Explain why the particles in steam have more energy than water or ice.

Answer 1

Explanation: The energy of the vapor or steam particles is more than the water molecules although they are present at the same temperature because of the presence of Latent heat of vaporization

Answer 2

The phase change itself requires a tremendous amount of energy. The scale is actually sort of amazing to me. Liquid water at 100 C has 419 kJ/kg. Just converting it to a vapor without any temperature change requires 2257 kJ/kg, more than 5 times the original energy. The reason why is that there are inter-molecular forces that attract one water molecule to another. You have to put in enough energy to overcome this attractive force.Answer:

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