Plasma -
Forth
State of
Matter
, Traditionally, matter has been classified into three main states: solid, liquid, and gas. Howeve
beyond these familiar phases, there are two extraordinary states: plasma and Bose-Einstein
condensate.
Plasma: This is a high-energy state of matter in which electrons are
stripped from atoms, resulting in a mix of positively charged ions and
free electrons.
Plasmas are commonly found in stars, including our Sun, and in other
high-energy environments. The existence of forth state of matter was
first identified by William Crookes .
Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC): This is a state of matter that occurs
at temperatures close to absolute zero (-273.15°C or -459.67°F). At this
extremely low temperature, certain types of atoms lose their individual
identities and behave as a single quantum entity.
BEC exhibits unique quantum mechanical properties and was first
predicted by Albert Einstein and Satyendra Nath Bose .
Forth
State of
Matter
, Traditionally, matter has been classified into three main states: solid, liquid, and gas. Howeve
beyond these familiar phases, there are two extraordinary states: plasma and Bose-Einstein
condensate.
Plasma: This is a high-energy state of matter in which electrons are
stripped from atoms, resulting in a mix of positively charged ions and
free electrons.
Plasmas are commonly found in stars, including our Sun, and in other
high-energy environments. The existence of forth state of matter was
first identified by William Crookes .
Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC): This is a state of matter that occurs
at temperatures close to absolute zero (-273.15°C or -459.67°F). At this
extremely low temperature, certain types of atoms lose their individual
identities and behave as a single quantum entity.
BEC exhibits unique quantum mechanical properties and was first
predicted by Albert Einstein and Satyendra Nath Bose .
