Most people know that most objects can change from a solids to a liquid to a gas and back. But then there is plasma. Can substances like water change into a plasma or some other phase of matter? Are there any other phases other than the four I have listed?
2006-12-21 06:19:19 · 10 answers · asked by bohdan 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Right, there is four; solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Plasma is an ionized gas and usually has to be at high temperatures like the Sun. Water couldn't exist as a plasma because the molecule would break down into it's components hydrogen and oxygen. Plasmas are generally ionized elemental gases, I think.
2006-12-21 06:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gas Solid Liquid
2006-12-21 06:28:25 · answer #2 · answered by LifeRyder 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, there are only four states of matter. Yes, all matters can change into plasma given the right temperature and pressure.
2006-12-21 06:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take various substances and begin heating them in an insulated environment so that you can document exactly how many calories per minute you are introducing into the system. Sometimes the temperature curve will have a positive slope, sometimes the slope wil be zero (flat line). At these flat line areas, the heat is still being introduced into the system, but is being absorbed by a latent heat energy between states of matter. Number of states of matter = # of flat line areas+1
2006-12-21 06:30:30 · answer #4 · answered by SteveA8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
solid \ liquid \ gas \ plasma is it - all matter is plasma at ultra high temps ( and in the process the matter is ionized which means one or more electrons has been stripped away and it is a highly conductive state of matter at this point )
2006-12-21 06:22:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The four you have are correct. Anything can change state at the right temp and environment. I did read an article when I was in 8th grade that said something about a 5th state. It was some kind of super atom type deal. It was a long time ago though.
2006-12-21 06:29:16 · answer #6 · answered by RoadRunner 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Five. The four you listed plus "other." The four you listed are the ones physicists understand, then there are, on occasion some things that don't fall into any of those categories that they (physicists) don't completely understand what it is. Don't get me wrong the physicists can throw out the math and models about how the "others" behave which work to a certain extent, but they can't describe what it is.
2006-12-21 07:23:13 · answer #7 · answered by Angry Marsupial 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
their is surprisingly 5 states of matter
the Bose Einstein condisent[near absolute 0]
solids[relatively cool]
liquids[relatively medium]
gas[relitivly hot]
plasma[senter of the sun hot]
2006-12-21 06:27:32 · answer #8 · answered by the professor 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
50, including Alaska & Hawaii
2006-12-21 07:05:42 · answer #9 · answered by Steve 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Your fours says it all.
2006-12-21 06:21:16 · answer #10 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋