Please Help! When a metal is heated, the free electrons gain _____________.
A. Elastic energy
B. Potential energy
C. Kinetic energy
D. Nuclear energy

Respuesta :

It’s B potential energy

Answer:

When a metal is heated, the free electrons gain

c. kinetic energy

Explanation:

Kinetic energy is an energy possessed  by an object  due to its movement.

Metals contain free electrons  which are called delocalised electrons, they move freely, when a metal is heated they vibrate and  move more quickly - this electrons gain kinetic energy from the excess vibrating ions. They move around thereby transferring some of their energy to the nearby particles