The three states
Solid: own shape and own volume — particles vibrate in place. Liquid: own volume, container's shape — particles slide past one another. Gas: neither shape nor volume of its own — particles fill all available space.
8 min
States of matter and phase transitions
The three states, the six phase transitions and their names, and why temperature holds steady during a plateau.
The essentials
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The six phase transitions
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Mass is conserved, volume is not
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The temperature plateau
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