States of Matter
by Karen Adams
Title
States of Matter
Artist
Karen Adams
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Prints - Photography
Description
Most of us are different people depending upon who we are around and what circumstances we find ourselves. Sometimes we can be cool, calm and collected. While there are times that find us frazzled, hurried and close to being out of control. There are other times when we may be so serene we can rise above those forces that are trying to pull us under. That is life; cold, cool, warm and hot. There can be beauty in each one of those moments. How do we react to life when it is easy, when it is busy and when it is hard?
This image shows the three states of the matter of water. It all depends on energy!
Solid: Ice
In a solid, particles are packed tightly together being unable to move about very much. Particles of a solid have very low kinetic energy. Ice (solid) has a definite shape and does not conform to the shape of a container. Solids have a definite volume. The particles of a solid are already so tightly packed together that increasing pressure will not compress the solid to a smaller volume. Ice.
Liquid: water :)
Liquid particles have more kinetic energy than those in a solid. The liquid particles are not held in a regular arrangement, but are still very close to each other so liquids have a definite volume. Liquids, like solids, cannot be compressed. Particles of a liquid have just enough room to flow around each other, so liquids have an indefinite shape. A liquid will change shape to conform to its container. Force is spread evenly throughout the liquid, so when an object is placed in a liquid, the liquid particles are displaced by the object Particles of a liquid tend to be held by weak intermolecular attraction rather than moving freely as the particles of a gas will. This cohesive force pulls the particles together to form drops or streams. Water
Gases: vapor
Gas particles have a great deal of space between them and have high kinetic energy. If unconfined, the particles of a gas will spread out indefinitely; if confined, the gas will expand to fill its container. When a gas is put under pressure by reducing the volume of the container, the space between particles is reduced, and the pressure exerted by their collisions increases. If the volume of the container is held constant, but the temperature of the gas increases, then the pressure will also increase. Gas particles have enough kinetic energy to overcome intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together, thus a gas has no definite volume and no definite shape. Vapor, mist
This information is courtesy of /www.livescience.com/46506-states-of-matter.html
So when we are solid and incapable of changing our shape, we have the least amount of energy. When we have our own substance, but are still capable of change we have good energy, but when there is too much energy, we lose our shape and can conform to anything around us. We don't hold our own shape at all. hmmmmm
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February 6th, 2019
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