Question

Explain how particles move before during and after melting

Answer 1

(What happens to particles during melting?)

When a solid is heated the particles gain energy and start to vibrate faster and faster the particles are still loosely connected they are able to move around. At this point the solid is melting to form a liquid The particles in the liquid are the same as in the solid but they have more energy

(particles after melting after melting?)

during melting, the particles start to move about staying close to their neighbouring particles then move more freely

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Particles would move more freely, while still staying close together depending on the shape of the liquid

Step-by-step explanation:

Melting is the process of going from a solid to a liquid due to the increase in heat/energy. This increase in heat/energy increases the speed at which the atoms within the object moves. Lets say we had an ice cube. While it is a cube, the particles inside the cube are slow and compact, staying close together.

When enough energy is gained, this makes the particles begin to move faster, gaining heat and energy which results in the ice cube melting and moving more freely than normal.