2006-10-03 06:23:05 · 4 answers · asked by Leonard 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Until 1995 there were believed to be four phases of matter: gas, liquid, solid and plasma. As of 1995, there are five phases, the fifth named the Bose-Einstein condensate -- atoms in a super-cold vapor. Working on the theory advanced by Satyendra Nath Bose and by Albert Einstein , Wieman and his colleagues were able to bring the temperature of atoms to "a few hundred billionths of a degree above absolute zero," or minus-459.67 degrees Fahrenheit. They found that the wavelengths of the atoms overlapped and behaved in the same manner, creating a super atom -- and a new branch of study in atomic physics.
2006-10-03 06:34:31 · answer #1 · answered by hermionie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok so just to be awkward there are a number of intermediate phases (states?) between solids and liquids.
Mematic
Smectic
for example.
2006-10-03 13:43:04 · answer #2 · answered by deflagrated 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
solid, gas, liquid, plasma. I know only four when i study
2006-10-03 13:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by Joeng 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He forgot fire. Earth,Air,Water,Fire, Plasma
2006-10-03 13:32:25 · answer #4 · answered by LoveMyLife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋