When molecules heat up do they move faster or slower?

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When molecules heat up do they move faster or slower?

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Faster

As kinetic energy of the molecules is directly proportional to temperature.

Higher the temperature higher the KE

And KE=1/2mv²

Higher the temperature Higher the Velocity

So they move faster

Yasser AKBBACH answered Nov 25, 2023

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Answer:

They move faster

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Equan answered Nov 29, 2023

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