Why do gases have high potential energy?

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Adarsh V.
Mar 7, 2018

Gases don't have highest potential energy. Solid has the highest potential energy.

Explanation:

The decreasing order of the potential energy of matter is solid>liquid>gas>plasma. Potential energy is the energy which is stored inside atoms of a substance when they are close enough. When solid converts to liquid and the gas and then plasma then it's kinetic energy increases because molecules start to move rapidly when heated.

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