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If liquid water is exposed to normal atmospheric pressure, what needs to change in order to change its state of matter?

mass of water
temperature of water
shape of container
energy of water

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Temperature of Water is the only way the state of matter of water will change
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Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

State of a substance changes when heat is provided to a substance.

This is because when we heat water then intermoleclar forces present within its molecules tend to break down. Due to this molecules start to move away from each other.

As a result, kinetic energy of molecules increases and they collide rapidly. Hence, solid state of water changes into liquid state and upon excessive heating liquid state of water changes into vapor state.

Thus, we conclude that temperature of water needs to change in order to change its state of matter.

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