Matter in our Surroundings

Solid

Definite shape and volume

Hard to compress

have high density

Molecules are closely packed

Example

ice and wood

Liquids

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definite volume

Less compressible

no definite shape

less dense than solids

Molecules can move within the container

Gaseous

no definite volume

examples

no definite shape

have low density

molecules move freely

oxygen and nitrogen

Plasma

Less commonly known

super energetic particles

Examples

Fluorescent lights in stars

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less commonly known

Bose-Einstein Condensates

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examples

milk and water

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Albert Einstein predicted the new state of matter (BEC) in 1920

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