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Objectives

Lesson 2: Solids

We’re going to study the five energy that the atoms
different states of matter: plasma, actually blend together.

gas, liquid, solids, and BEC (Bose- 5. Bose-Einstein condensate
Einstein Condensate). A gas occurs only in laboratories
becomes a plasma when it gets so under outrageously cold
hot that the collisions start to conditions.
knock electrons out of atoms.
6. Solids are the lowest energy
The most energized state of matter form of matter on Earth.
is plasma, the least is BEC. We’re
going to focus on solids, crystal 7. Solids are generally tightly
structure and how to build your packed molecules that are
own crystal matrix. Are you ready? held together in such a way
that they can not change
their position.

Highlights for Solids: 8. The atoms in a solid can

1. There are five known states wiggle and jiggle (vibrate)
of matter. Bose-Einstein but they can not move from
condensate, solids, liquids, one place to another.
gases and plasma. 9. The typical characteristics

2. All matter is made of atoms. that solids tend to have are
The difference between that they keep their shape
different forms of matter is unless they are broken and
basically the energy level they do not flow.
(motion) of the atoms.
10. Tension and
3. Plasma is basically a very compression happen when
high energy gas. It is not solids are bent.
very common on Earth but is 11. Tension is when things
the most common state of get pulled apart.
matter in the universe.
12. Compression is when
4. Bose-Einstein condensate is things get squashed
atoms at such a low state of together.

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