Visual examples of states of matter

 Hi lads,

This time we are going to present you two different videos to help you understand what is going during a state change in the matter.

In the first video, you can see an accelerated version of the melting process, where ice cubes turn into water. As the heating continues, we observe the beginning of the boiling process in the water.

 
 
If you observe the thermometer during the melting or boiling process, you'll notice that the temperature value hardly changes. As we’ve already discussed, the temperature remains constant during a phase change in our sample!

In the second video, we can observe directly the plasma state and how it can be "homemade" in a microwave.

Disclaimer: DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, it could cause a fire and your parents won't be happy.

 

And that's all for today. 

See you!

 

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