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If a substance has a temperature of absolute zero, what can you say about the kinetic energy of the substance’s particles?

If a substance has a temperature of absolute zero, what can you say about the kinetic energy of the substance’s particles?
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If a substance has a temperature of absolute zero, what can you say about the kinetic energy of the substance’s particles?

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They would stop moving and have zero energy. The rules of quantum mechanics don't allow particles to be completely still so we cannot actually get to absolute zero
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The particles will have no kinetic energy
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