States of matter
What are the three main states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
What is sublimation and in which state of matter does it occur?
Is the process where a solid changes directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first. It happens while the substance is in its solid state.
What is plasma and where can it be found in nature?
Plasma is a state of matter composed of ionized gas with free electrons and positive ions. It can be found in nature in the Sun and other stars.
How is the phenomenon of condensation explained at the molecular level?
Gas molecules lose thermal energy, slow down, and form bonds, turning into a liquid.
Describe the principle behind Bose-Einstein condensation and mention an example of its experimental application.
Bose-Einstein condensation: A state of matter at temperatures close to absolute zero where bosonic atoms cool down and act as a single super-atom.