2006-09-27 06:48:31 · 5 answers · asked by dat_1and only babygurl 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
There are actually five states of matter... solids, liquids, gases, plasmas, and Bose-Einstein condensates. All of them have mass AND take up space. If you want to prove that gases take up space, just fill a balloon with air or helium and watch it expand! :-)
2006-09-27 07:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by zoogrl2001 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bose-Einstein condensates and plasma can be found in one or more of the conventional states of matter: gas, solid, liquid. There are not four or five states of matter. There are but three.
For example "A 'Bose-Einstein condensate' is a GASEOUS superFLUID phase (matter) formed by atoms cooled to temperatures very near to absolute zero. " [See source 1.]
And "Plasma (physics), an ionized GAS". [See source 2.]
And, yes, as they are mass, they take up space; no matter what state they are in.
2006-09-27 14:16:43 · answer #2 · answered by oldprof 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Yes, all states of matter - solid, liquid, gas, plasma - have identical masses for the same number and type of atoms in the sample.
2006-09-27 13:55:28 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there are only three states and and only solid and liquid take up space but all states have mass. everything on earth has mass.
2006-09-27 13:50:15 · answer #4 · answered by tondris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-27 13:49:56 · answer #5 · answered by Liquid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋