The three states of matter
The arrangement of particles in each state
Examples
Wood
Water
Oxygen
Molecules held in fixed
pattern but vibrating.
Lowest kinetic energy.
Molecules packed close
together in a random
fashion, free to move.
Average kinetic energy.
Molecules widely
separated, move at
great speed. Highest
kinetic energy.
Particle model ↓
Properties of each state based on the particle
model
Did you know that
Democritus developed
particle theory? In addition,
there is a fourth state of
matter called plasma. A
particle is simply a
measureable change in
momentum involving a
matterwave interacting with
something.
Christos
Artemiou
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