A student places a skillet on a stove. After heating for 10 minutes, the student removes the skillet from stove. Which describes the kinetic energy of the molecules in the skillet during the investigation?

Question

A student places a skillet on a stove. After heating for 10 minutes, the student removes the skillet from stove. Which describes the kinetic energy of the molecules in the skillet during the investigation?

a
The kinetic energy remains the same.
b
The kinetic energy decreases and then increases.
c
The kinetic energy increases and then decreases.
d
The kinetic energy constantly increases.

Answer 1

A student places a skillet on a stove. After heating for 10 minutes, the student removes the skillet from stove. Which describes the kinetic energy of the molecules in the skillet during the investigation?

c - The kinetic energy increases as the skillet heats up on the stove, but then decreases once it is removed from the heat source.