We need 5 gasses and my son wants to put light... He's in first grade and I can't answer this... Yikes ...I feel dumb :-)
2006-11-27 13:25:07 · 14 answers · asked by my-kids-mom 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Light isn't even physical, it is a form of energy made up of sub-atomic particles called Photons. Photons aren't even a form of matter, so it wouldn't be solid, liquid, gas, plasma, or any other kind of Phase (those are the only 4 known phases). Good examples of Gasses at normal room temperature would be Nitrogen, Hydrogen. Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Methane.
2006-11-27 13:42:24 · answer #1 · answered by chris 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Light is a form of energy. It is generfally considered to be a wave AND a particle. There are experiments which prove that it is a wave (which travels through something else e.g.water) and experiments that prove it is a particle (known as a photon). For further explanations on this duality you'll need to consult with a more learned authority eg a physics teacher.
For your particular case the short answer is: No, light is not a gas.
2006-11-27 13:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light is energy. Matter is also energy but you cannot put light into the category of solid, liquid, gas or plasma. Try Nitrogen, Helium, Oxygen, Argon, Xenon. Those would be acceptable gases for 1st grade.
2006-11-27 13:31:43 · answer #3 · answered by hockey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several theories about the nature of light most states that light are a minute particles which would classify them as the solids. In first class homework i wouldn't put light as a gas.
2006-11-27 13:31:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fire is not usually not hot enough to create a plasma. It is usually a mixture of hot gases undergoing a chemical reaction, mostly between oxygen and the fuel. However, if the flame is very hot, these gases can become temporarily ionized, making them plasma. These very high temperatures are found in welding arcs, lightning bolts, and the Sun.
2016-03-28 22:18:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other - it is a spectrum of wavelengths that are being reflected. Light cannot be contained in any sort of jar or can or container - hence it is not a solid, liquid, or gas.
2006-11-27 13:30:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
light is sometimes considered a particle (very small solid) and sometimes a energy wave but never a gas.
Did you put what we breath in, what we exhale out, what goes in balloons, etc.etc.etc.
2006-11-27 13:32:05 · answer #7 · answered by MrWiz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OTHER....Light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that is visible to the eye or, in a technical or scientific context, electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
2006-11-27 13:29:17 · answer #8 · answered by clio skywarn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your son is very wise to ask such a question at age 5
2006-11-27 13:37:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light is not matter, so it doesn't fit into any phase of matter.
2006-11-27 13:27:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋