Which statement accurately depicts what happens to water on the molecular level in a tea pot when it begins to boil?

a) the molecules begin to move farther apart decreasing their intermolecular forces and they escape the liquid state to enter the gas state.

b) .the molecules begin to move closer together overcoming their intermolecular forces which holds them together and they escape the liquid state to enter the gas state.

c) the molecules begin to move closer together decreasing their intramolecular forces and they escape the liquid state to enter the gas state.