Change of State
Created and Edited by Maite Marin-Mera (Spring 2017)
Short Description of Topic
The Main Idea
All matter can move from one state to another under the right conditions. Depending on the properties of the matter changing states may require extreme temperature or pressure however it can be done. There are five different states of matter; gas, liquid, solid, plasma, and Bose-Einstein condensate. The main idea of this wiki page is to discuss the properties of matter as it transitions between different states and how this relates to energy transfer.
A Mathematical Model
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