Which change in the temperature of a 1-gram sample of water wouldcause the greatest increase in the average kinetic energy of its molecules? (1) 1°C to 10°C (3) 50°C to 60°C (2) 10°C to 1°C (4) 60°C to 50°C

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Shea Moyer

Chemistry

9 April, 20:51

Which change in the temperature of a 1-gram sample of water wouldcause the greatest increase in the average kinetic energy of its molecules? (1) 1°C to 10°C (3) 50°C to 60°C (2) 10°C to 1°C (4) 60°C to 50°C

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Jazlynn Wiggins · Answer 1

The change of 50°C to 60 °C would be the largest increase.

Explaination: Basically this question is saying "Which one of these would cause the biggest increase in temperature?" If molecules have more kinetic energy, that just means they are moving around a lot more. The more the molecules are moving around, the hotter that thing is. The 50-60 difference is bigger than the 1-10 because the 50 is rising 10° to 60, while the 1 is rising only 9 ° to 10. I hope that makes sense, Chemistry is weird.