States Of Matter
By: Rita Harkless
Solids
Detail: The Term Definite Means That The shape And Volume Of A Pencil Won't Change As You Move The Pencil From A Desk Drawer To A Pencil Case To A Backpack.
Detail: The Term Definite Doesn't Mean That The Shape Or Volume Can Never Change.
Detail: Changing The Container Doesn't Change The Shape Or Volume Of A Solid.
Example: The Arrangement Of Atoms In A Copper Wire
Example: You Can Change The Shape Of A Pencil By Sharpening It
Liquids
Detail: A Liquid Always Have The Shape Of Its Container.
Detail: A Liquid Can Be Poured From One Container To Another
Detail: If Your Estimate Is Not Accurate, You will Run Out Of Space In The Glass Before You Run Out Of The Liquid In The Bottle.
Example: Mercury Exists As A Liquid At Room Temperature.
Example: At Room Temperature Water Is A Liquid
Gases
Detail: A Gas Takes The Shape And Volume Of Its Container
Detail: Gas Is Less Denser Than Air
Detail: They Are Natural Gases To Such As Fuel for Heating Homes
Example: Air, Which Is A Mixture Of Gases
Example: Balloons Are Filled With Helium, Which IS A Colorless Gas That Is Less Dense Than Air.
Plasma
Detail: Plasma In the Stars And In The Space Between Them Makes Up Over 99.9% Of The Visible Universe And Most Of That Is Not Visible
Detail: Plasma Consists Of A Gas Heated To High Temperatures That The atoms Ionize
Detail: Plasma Contains A Significant Number Of Electrically Charged Particles.
Example: A Fluorescent Light. The Electricity Charges The Gas And Create Plasma Inside
Example: Lightening Is A Form Of Plasma
Bose Einstein Condensate
Detail: Cornell And Weiman Created The Condensate.
Detail: The Molecules Gets Denser Or Packed Closer Together
Detail: If Plasmas Are Super Hot The Atoms In A Bose Einstein Condensate Are Total Opposites.
Example: Atoms That Exist In Temperatures Close To Absolute Zero
Example: The Bose Einstein Condensation Shows The Phenomenon Of Superfluity And Superconductivity .