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When the temperature of substance

decreases, what happens to the
substances thermal energy?

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Step-by-step explanation:

When a substance is heated, it gains thermal energy. Therefore, its particles move faster and its temperature rises. When a substance is cooled, it loses thermal energy, which causes its particles to move more slowly and its temperature to drop.

When the temperature of a substance is increased, i.e., if you double the Kelvin temperature of a substance, you double the average kinetic energy of its molecules. When the average kinetic energy of the molecules goes up (a rise in temperature), the average speed of the molecules increases.

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