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Which state of matter maintains a fixed volume but has a variable shape?
Which state of matter maintains a fixed volume but has a variable shape?
- Plasma
- Gas
- Solid
- Liquid (correct)
Under what extreme condition does neutron-degenerate matter exist?
Under what extreme condition does neutron-degenerate matter exist?
- Extreme cold
- Extremely high energy
- Extreme density (correct)
- Extreme pressure
Which state of matter has component particles close together and fixed into place?
Which state of matter has component particles close together and fixed into place?
- Plasma
- Solid (correct)
- Liquid
- Gas
At what extreme condition does quark–gluon plasma exist?
At what extreme condition does quark–gluon plasma exist?
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Which state of matter does not maintain a fixed volume or shape?
Which state of matter does not maintain a fixed volume or shape?
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States of Matter
- A liquid maintains a fixed volume but has a variable shape.
- Neutron-degenerate matter exists under the extreme condition of extremely high density, as found in neutron stars.
- In a solid, component particles are close together and fixed into place.
- Quark–gluon plasma exists at extremely high temperatures and densities, such as those found in the early universe.
- A gas does not maintain a fixed volume or shape.
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