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Chemistry · L3 · Why Temperature Plateaus During a Phase Change

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Heat keeps flowing in during a phase change, but it breaks intermolecular bonds instead of speeding particles up — so the temperature holds flat until the change of state is complete.

by @openstemUpdated Chemistry
Heat energy keepsflowing in the whole timeIs the substancemid phase change?Energy breaks apartintermolecular attractionsAverage particle speedstays the sameTemperature stays constant:flat plateau on the curveEnergy speeds upparticle motion insteadTemperature rises:sloped line on the curveYesNo, single phase

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