Question

When wax is heated, it turns into a liquid. How are the wax molecules affected by this change of state?

Answer 1

Explanation:

When wax is heated then the molecules of wax starts to move due to increase in temperature. As a result, force of attraction between the molecules will decrease and they will start to move from one place to another.

Due to heating, the wax molecules will start moving randomly. Hence, wax will convert into liquid state.

Answer 2

When it was solid, its molecules and atoms stuck in place and could not be moved, which is why it was a solid object. Now that it's a liquid, it's atoms and molecules are free flowing and a constantly move adapting to the environment or the container.