How is temperature related to the physical change of a substance?

How is temperature related to the physical change of a substance?

How is temperature related to the physical change of a substance?

The temperature is directly related to a substance's physical change based on its effect on a substance's particle energy. With increased temperature, particles also gain more kinetic energy and are less restrained, causing changes such as melting (solid to liquid) or vaporisation (liquid becomes gas). On a different note, a decrease in temperature reduces particle motion and causes, for example, condensation (gas becomes liquid) or freezing (liquid becomes solid), changing a substance's state.

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