What happens when the kinetic energy of molecules increases so much that electrons are released by the atoms, creating a swirling gas of positive ions and negative electrons?
Which low-energy state of condensed matter is characterized by structural rigidity and resistance to changes of shape or volume?
The repeating subunits that are responsible for the shape of a crystal are known as
Which best explains why a crystal is incompressible?
A plasma that has particles that never collide frequently enough to exchange kinetic energy and never reach a temperature equal to the surroundings is categorized as a
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