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When heat is supplied to molecules, their_________ energy increases.

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potential
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kinetic
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electric
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chemical
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Solution

The correct option is B kinetic
Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its motion.
Heating a substance increases the randomness of the molecules, thus increasing the kinetic energy of the molecules.

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