AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

PROPERTIES OF WATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ms. Jaye asked the class to list the States of matter.
A
A Country.
B
Four principle conditions in which matter exists; solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
C
A place where things really mean something.
D
The condition something is in.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A solid has a definite shape and volume. A liquid has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container. A gas lacks either a defined shape or volume. Plasma is similar to a gas in that its particles are very far apart, but a gas is electrically neutral and plasma has a charge.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Plasma is a charged gas, with strong Coulomb [or electrostatic] interactions, ” Hu told Live Science. Atoms or molecules can acquire a positive or negative electrical charge when they gain or lose electrons. This process is called ionization.

Detailed explanation-3: -A solid has definite volume and shape, a liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape, and a gas has neither a definite volume nor shape.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solids, liquids, and gases are the three common states of matter. Plasma is the fourth state of matter that seldom occurs on the earth.

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