If you keep increasing the kinetic energy of atoms in a solid
A)melting may occur.
B)freezing may occur.
C)evaporation may occur.

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Melting may occur because as the kinetic energy of the atoms increases, the intermolecular forces holding the solid together weaken, thus allowing the particles to move more freely and eventually transition from a solid state to a liquid state. Increasing kinetic energy would not cause freezing because this requires a decrease in temperature. Evaporation may occur at higher kinetic energies, but this is a phenomenon that occurs at the surface of the liquid, not within the solid itself.

If You Keep Increasing the Kinetic Energy of Atoms in a Solid