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Steam at 200 °C is cooled to 105°c. What happens to the volume? Mass? Average kinetic energyy of the molecules and the particle movement?

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The mass stays the same because if you have the same amount of steam then it can't change. The volume will get slightly smaller because the average kinetic energy of the molecules is less, so they move around less, so they take up less space. The particles are moving less fast. 
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