Question

What is the relationship between the internal energy of a substance and its state of matter? A) As a gas loses internal energy it becomes a plasma. B) Closer packed atoms generally have more internal energy. C) As the internal energy decreases a substance will spread further apart. D) As the internal energy increases a substance would go from solid to a liquid.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (D) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Internal energy is defined as the rapid and disordered notion of particles of an object or substance.

This means that particles of the object or substance has high kinetic energy.

Therefore, this energy will lead to change in state of matter.

Hence, we can conclude that the relationship between the internal energy of a substance and its state of matter is that as the internal energy increases a substance would go from solid to a liquid.

Answer 2

D)As the internal energy increases a substance would go from solid to a liquid.