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The smell of hot sizzling food reaches several meters away, but to get the smell from cold food, we have to go close. Which of the following supports this statement?


A

Particles of matter attract each other

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Particles of matter have space between them

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Particles of matter repel each other

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Particles of matter are continuously moving

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Solution

The correct option is D

Particles of matter are continuously moving


Increase in temperature leads to increase in kinetic energy of the particles. As the temperature increases, particles move faster and so we are able to smell hot food from several meters away.


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