Assertion : Liquid molecules have greater potential energy at the melting point. Reason: Intermolecular…

Assertion : Liquid molecules have greater potential energy at the melting point. Reason: Intermolecular spacing between molecules increases at melting point.
  1. both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
  2. both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
  3. assertion is true but reason is false
  4. both assertion and reason are false.

Solution

When a solid changes into a liquid, the work done against the attraction of molecules is stored in the form of potential energy. .

Asked in: NEET 2002

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