Question

Melting can be best described as a process in which molecules

lose kinetic energy and move slowly.lose kinetic energy and remain stationary.gain kinetic energy and escape into the atmosphere. gain enough kinetic energy to get past each other.

Answer 1

Gain enough kinetic energy to get past each other. Ad you heat up a substance, the temperature increases as does the kinetic energy of the particles. At a point the temperature of the substance will stop increasing. The energy is now being used to increase the potential and move the particles further apart.