Question

Which of the statements below best describes the term evaporation?

A. Particles loose enough energy to break attractive forces to form a solid.
B. Particles loose enough energy to break attractive forces to form a gas.
C. Particles gain enough energy to break attractive forces to form a gas.
D. Particles gain enough energy to break attractive forces to form a liquid.

Answer 1

evaporation is when a liquid becomes a gas. so from this we can already rule out A and D since these are not forming a gas.

during evaporation, particles are gaining energy from the heat. so with this information we can narrow it down to C) particles gain enough energy to break attract forces to form a gas