Rank the phases of matter from the one with the least kinetic energy to the greatest kinetic energy for the particles in the substance.(1 point)
Responses
Least solid
↓
gas
Greatest liquid
Least gas
↓
liquid
Greatest solid
Least solid
↓
liquid
Greatest gas
Least gas
↓
solid
Greatest liquid
The correct ranking of the phases of matter from the one with the least kinetic energy to the greatest kinetic energy for the particles in the substance is:
Least: **solid**
↓
**liquid**
Greatest: **gas**
When a substance is in the solid phase, its particles vibrate in place but do not move freely; they have the least amount of kinetic energy. In the liquid phase, particles have more kinetic energy than in the solid phase; they move around and slide past each other. In the gas phase, particles have the most kinetic energy and move rapidly in all directions, filling the container they are in.