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A gas is a compressible fluid. Not only will a gas conform to the shape of its container but it will also expand to fill the container.
In a gas, the molecules have enough kinetic energy so that the effect of intermolecular forces is small, and the typical distance between neighboring molecules is much greater than the molecular size. A gas has no definite shape or volume, but occupies the entire container in which it is confined.
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∙ 12y agoAs mollecules change their arrangements at certain conditions, and change their properties accordingly, matter is divided into seperate forms. At a solid form, atoms are tightly packed together and incapable of movement, until they reach the right temperature, hotter than their current one. At that temperature, their attoms begin to move about, and the atoms are capable of sliding past one another; a state known as liguid. When a liquid is heated even more, the atoms move much faster and are capable of moving freely, and the overall material becomes less dense, so it can often move through the air, in a form of matter known as a gas.
The best way to visualize these changes would to get hold of an ice cube. After it heats up enough, the bonds become looser, and it becomes a liquid; water. Now, if you heat the water, boiling it would be the most effecient way, it starts to evaporate, and turn into water vapor.
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∙ 12y ago- Can be expanded or compressed
- Particles move rapidly and freely
- Invisible state of matter
- Pressure measured in pascals
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∙ 14y agoevaporation
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Are gas giants made completely of gas?
No. For one thing, most gas giants are believed to have solid cores of rock and metal similar to terrestrial planets. Additionally, the extreme pressure inside a gas giant means that most of the "gas" that makes them up is not in a gaseous state. Below a certain level the hydrogen and helium transition into a supercritical fluid, a state of matter with traits of both a liquid and a gas. Below that you find a degenerate state of matter known as liquid metallic hydrogen.
What phase is the matter of the sun?
Plasma is the pharse of the sun contact me at tnapoh@yahoo.com if u wnt 2 tell me smethin or ask me another question
99 percent of the known matter in the universe?
99 percent of the known matter in the universe is said to be in the plasma state, This is a state where matter consists of ionized gas which makes it visible.
What does most matter in the universe exist in?
most matter that exists in the universe is in the plasma state
What is the most common form of matter?
Dark energy is believed to make up about 73% of the mass of the Universe; dar matter about 23%; and normal matter - the kind we know most about - about 4%. In the case of normal matter, most of it is still in the form of hydrogen.
What state of matter condenses when cooled?
Gaseous matter.
What is the common state of matter for helium?
gaseous state
Matter state of water in the atmosphere?
gaseous
Which state of matter engages in vigorous motion?
gaseous state.
What state of matter will spread out to fill up whatever container it is in?
A liquid
How can oxygen be changed from the gaseous state to the liquid state?
Matter can be broadly categorized into solid, liquid or gaseous state, what is it that makes the matter remain in one of these state, this animated science topic gives in-depth information about states of matter.
Which state of matter contracts more when cooled?
gaseous state (gases)
Which state of matter has neither definite shape of volumne?
The gaseous state
Does a matter in the liquid state has a larger mass then when it is in the gaseous state?
No. It is still the same matter, just in a different state.
Is vapor a state of matter?
Vapor is indeed a state of matter. Gaseous.
What state of matter is helium in the sun?
At room temperature its in gaseous state
When atoms are in this state of matter they fly around freely?
When atoms are in the gaseous state of matter, they have enough energy to overcome the attractive forces between them, allowing them to move freely and independently. This results in a lack of fixed shape or volume, with the atoms filling the container they are in.
