How Do You Understand The Different States Of Matter?
Seven states of matter? I know, I know, we’re all taught in grade school that there are only 3 states of matter, right? There are solids, liquids and gases. For instance, in the case of H20, it can take the form of ice (solid), water (liquid) and steam (gas). However, there are actually 4 other states of matter that exist. Understanding them all fully can be a rather complex exercise, so let’s just examine the basics instead. First of all, the fourth state of matter, after gas, is plasma. Most people are familiar with plasma primarily due to its prevalence in plasma screen TV’s. Plasma is, essentially, an ionized gas. This means that plasma is gas that has become so hot that some electrons have become separated and have joined other nuclei. Plasma can act is bizarre, unpredictable ways, and is therefore a somewhat dangerous form of matter. The next state of matter is the beam state. This is a somewhat difficult state of matter to understand without a great deal of background scientific
