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When heat is absorbed by a body, does its heat increase?

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Heat is absorbed with rise in temperature when change of state is taking place. The configuration of molecules and therefore, the potential energy of the molecules of there is different in two different states say solid and liquid or liquid and gas etc
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When heat is absorbed by a body, does its heat increase?

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Yes. When heat is absorbed by a body, atoms and molecules increase their motion, which causes an increase in temperature.

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