Heating Curves

Nov 2026 y10 P1

What two things can energy do to a substance?

Change the movement of the particles; make or break bonds between particles

Can energy change the movement of the particles at the same times as it makes/breaks bonds between particles?

no

The slanty parts of a heating curve mean what?

movement of particles changina and temperature changing

The flat parts on a heating curve mean what?

Bonds between particles being changed but temperature not changing

What happens to the temperature of a substance during a change of state?

It stays the same