Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Energy conservation

Energy conservation — practice question

A crystalline solid is heated at a steady rate, and the graph below shows how the temperature changes with time. Which statement about the particles in the material is correct?

  • AIn the time from P to Q, the particles are arranged randomly.
  • BIn the time from Q to R, some particles are arranged regularly and some particles are arranged randomly.
  • CIn the time from R to S, the particles are widely spaced.
  • DThe arrangement of the particles is the same in the time from P to S.

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