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Which state of matter the particles are farthest apart?

Which state of matter the particles are farthest apart?<br/>

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Asked by Cardinalcm, Last updated: Dec 19, 2024

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Barry Mclean

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Barry Mclean, Sales Manager, MBA, Ewa

Answered Jul 18, 2019

The correct answer to this Plasma. This state of matter was first described in the 1920s, and chemist Irving Langmuir gets the credit for describing it. While gas and plasma are similar, the atoms in these two states differ. One gas is used to make plasma by adding energy to it.

It also differs from gas because plasma is made of a group of particles that are charged both positively and negatively. There are many examples of plasma that we see around us daily. This includes stars and neon signs. The other three states of matter are liquid, solid, and gas.

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M. Kennedy

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Answered Nov 05, 2018

There are four states of matter with certain elements especially water. These include solids, liquids, gas and plasma. Most of these are common except plasma. People have heard of solids, liquids and gases. When you think of water, it can be frozen into a solid where the particles are somewhat close together and still. Liquid particles as water is in its natural form moves around.

Water as gas is seen in water vapor and the particles move around freely. For both the liquid and gas, these particles are close together. Plasma is defined as a type of gas but the particles are very far apart compared to the other three states of matter. Plasma can be seen in neon signs.

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cardinalcm

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Answered Nov 11, 2017

(D) Plasma is the state in which the particles are farthest apart.

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