15 pts! Explain how the absorption of energy (heating) affects the speed of the particles in a substance.

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Explanation:

Temperature has been severally defined as the measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a body. Heat is a form of energy that exists due to temperature difference.

Given a body whose molecules has a speed = (3RT/M)^1/2; this implies that for a given mass of the substance, the velocity of its particles depends on the temperature of the substance.

However, absorption of heat increases the temperature of the body. Therefore, when heat is absorbed, the temperature increases and the speed of the particles of a substance increases according to the relation above.