Excitation energy of a water molecule
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Water can absorb heat energy in the form of vibrations or movement of its molecules. This energy content depends on the physical state: steam contains more energy than liquid water, for example.
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2018-09-28
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The material surrounding us takes on different physical states depending on pressure and temperature (in Kelvin): solid, liquid or gaseous. This also applies to water: During a phase change from solid to liquid and liquid to gas respectively the energy of the water molecules increases without the temperature rising – the diagram for water shows plateaus. The values of these plateaus are approx. 6 kJ/mol (melting heat) and approx. 40,7 kJ/mol (vaporization heat) respectively.
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