Answer
The average kinetic energy increases.
Work Step by Step
Melting is caused by an increase in temperature, which is an increase in the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 11 - Liquids and Intermolecular Forces - Exercises - Page 473: 11.11a
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