Explore the fundamental concept of matter in physics, everything that makes up the physical world around us. Matter is not ...

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Most substances can exist as a solid, liquid or gas. They can change state, usually when they are heated or cooled. For example, liquid water turns into water vapour when it is heated enough, and ...

Everyone is familiar with three of the traditional states of matter (liquid, gas and solid) but the fourth fundamental state is one that is less well known, which seems ridiculous as it is the ...

The four fundamental states of matter are solid, liquid, gas and plasma, but there others, such as Bose-Einstein condensates and time crystals, that are man-made.

You likely remember plasma from science class, where you were taught that it’s the fourth state of matter (along with solid, liquid and gas), and that it has something to do with the sun and lightning ...

Exotic states Now that the chain-melt phase of potassium is confirmed, it joins the known array of other unusual states of matter beyond gas, liquid, and solid.

Plasma experiments aboard International Space Station yielding better picture of liquids and solids Date: January 31, 2010 Source: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) Summary ...

Find out what particle arrangements and movements are in solids, liquids, and gases in this BBC Bitesize KS3 physics guide.