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a pot of water is boiling on the stove. after several minutes of boiling, almost half of the water has disappeared. what happened to it?
a. the water froze.
b. the heat made the water evaporate into steam.
c. nothing happened.
d. the water drops shrunk, so that it looks like there is less water.
When water boils, heat energy causes the water molecules to gain enough kinetic energy to change from the liquid - state to the gaseous state (steam). This is called evaporation. As water evaporates, the amount of water in the container decreases.
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B. The heat made the water evaporate into steam.