When matter is transformed from the liquid state to the gas state, the distance between the particles and the attractive forces between the particles

a. decreases; increase.
b. increases; decrease or are absent.
c. increases; increase.
d. decreases; decrease or are absent.

B. increase; decrease or are absent

In a liquid, the particles move around more than a solid, but way less than in a gas because there isn't that much space between particles.

When matter is a gas, the particles tend to move in a larger area and they tend to get very far away from each other. So, the space between particles increase and the attraction forces decrease.

Both models are effective because they show the valence electrons, and these valence electrons indicate the reactivity of an element.