Explain the Fourth State of Matter
What is the fourth state of matter and its real-life implementations?
Explain the Fourth State of Matter
Plasma is often called “the fourth state of matter,” along with solid, liquid, and gas.
· Just as a liquid will boil, changing into a gas when energy is added, heating a gas will form a plasma.
· Plasma is superheated matter – so hot that the electrons are ripped away from the atoms, forming an ionized gas.
· It comprises over 99% of the visible universe.
· Plasmas can be used for making computer chips, rocket propulsion, cleaning the environment, destroying biological hazards, healing wounds, and other exciting applications.
· Researchers have used the properties of plasma as a charged gas to confine it with magnetic fields and to heat it to temperatures hotter than the core of the sun.
– Written By ROHAN
Define the different states of matter.
Different states of matter
There are three different states of matter, namely:
1. Solids: A solid has a definite shape and a definite volume.
Example: Wood, Stone, Ice, etc.
2. Liquids: A liquid has a definite volume but not a definite shape.
Example: Water, Juice, Milk, etc.
3. Gases: A gas neither has a definite shape nor a definite volume.
Example: Hydrogen, Oxygen, Water Vapour, etc.
– Written By Sneha
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