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Which statement correctly describes what happens when water turns to steam in terms of energy?

A. the water absorbs energy which causes chemical bonds to break, changing water to steam.
B. the water releases energy which causes chimical bonds to break, changing water to steam.
C. the water absorbs energy which causes the water molecules to have more kinetic and potential energy, changing their configuration from a liquid to a gas. D. the water absorbs energy which causes the water molecules to have less kinetic and potential energy, changing their configuration from a liquid to a gas.

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The reasonable answer is C, because when water changes to steam you are heating the substance. Therefore it is absorbing heat of energy 
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the correct answer is c
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