What will happen to the kinetic energy of the particles of a substance if energy is absorbed by the substance?

What will happen to the kinetic energy of the particles of a substance if energy is absorbed by the substance?

Answer:

When absorbed by a substance, heat causes inter-particle bonds to weaken and break which leads to a change of state (solid to liquid for example). Heat causing a phase change is NOT sufficient to cause an increase in temperature.

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