Last Answered 6/3/24 When WATER turns into STEAM, the total VOLUME... increases disappears stays the same decreases

## Step 1: This question is about the phase transition of water, specifically from the liquid phase (water) to the gaseous phase (steam). ## Step 2: In the phase transition from liquid to gas, the molecules of the substance gain enough energy to overcome the intermolecular forces that hold them together in the liquid phase. ## Step 3: Once these forces are overcome, the molecules move apart from each other, occupying a larger space than they did in the liquid phase. This results in an increase in the total volume of the substance. ## Step 4: The other options - disappears, stays the same, and decreases - do not correctly describe the change in volume that occurs during the phase transition from liquid to gas. ### The formula for phase transition from liquid to gas is: ### ### where is the heat energy, is the mass of the substance, and is the latent heat of vaporization.