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scientist adds energy to a
block of metal. According
to the kinetic theory, what
should the scientist predict
will happen to the metal?

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Answer:

According to the kinetic energy, the atoms of the metal will become very energetic and will tend to vibrate more within their lattice structure.

As the atom becomes more energetic the atoms become more and more energetic tending to wriggle free from the crystalline metallic structure making the metal more malleable.

With the addition of more energy, the atoms of the metal will become more energetic than the inter atomic metallic bond and the metal starts to melt into liquid metal.

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