Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 13 - States of Matter - 13 Assessment - Page 443: 49

Answer

The particles with the highest kinetic energies are the first to escape the liquid when it is boiling. Therefore, the remaining liquid molecules are then at a lower average kinetic energy and therefore at a lower temperature. This explains why boiling is a cooling process.

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The particles with the highest kinetic energies are the first to escape the liquid when it is boiling. Therefore, the remaining liquid molecules are then at a lower average kinetic energy and therefore at a lower temperature. This explains why boiling is a cooling process.
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