Which of the following is most responsible for a change from solid to a liquid?
A. heating a substance so that its internal particles move faster and overcome the forces of attraction that hold them together
B. increasing the pressure on a substance
C. bringing the substance's atoms into slower motion

Question

Which of the following is most responsible for a change from solid to a liquid?
	A.	heating a substance so that its internal particles move faster and overcome the forces of attraction that hold them together
	B.	increasing the pressure on a substance
	C.	bringing the substance's atoms into slower motion

anonymous · Answer

A

anonymous · Answer

A solid has its particles in a more compact form than a liquid.
it needs energy to overcome the attraction between particles to move apart