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Which state of matter is most likely represented in the diagram shown below?

Gas
Solid
Liquid
Plasma

Which state of matter is most likely represented in the diagram shown below? Gas Solid-example-1
User Fredrik
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To me it looks like gas.
Gas- CORRECT!
Solid- incorrect because if this were a depiction of a solid then the particles would be much much closer together.
Liquid - incorrect because the particles would be a little more crowded together.
Plasma- I do not think that this answer is correct because, even though the spacing of particles is similar to the spacing of particles in plasma, the particles in plasma are charged particles(nuclei (+) and electrons(-)). Therefore, because the diagram doesn't have the particles labeled with charges, I believe that Plasma cannot be the correct answer.

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