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If atoms [Blank] energy during a change of state, they are pulled together by attractive forces and become more organized.

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If atoms lose , they become more organized.
When energy is removed from a given amount of atoms, they enter a more organized state because their attractive forces overcome their repulsive forces, which causes them to come closer. This is observed when a gas is condensed to a liquid, and then also when a liquid freezes into a solid. This moving closer also limits the motion of the particles.
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