considering the three phases: gas, liquid, and solid- which phase has the most energy and why?
Among three different phases of a substance,
The decreasing order of stability is : Solid > Liquid > Gas
The decreasing Energy order is : Gas > liquid > Solid
Reason: In solid state the constituents are closely paked in definite order, hence they do not find space to travel from one place to other, thus having less energy and more stable in state.
The exact reverse is true for Gases. They do not have a definite shape, and the distance among the constituents is too large, Hence having more energy and less stability.
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