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Pretend I took some softened butter and popcorn kernels, mixed them together, and placed them in the freezer.The teacher has taken soft heated butter and popcorn kernels, mixed them together, and placed them in the freezer to harden.

What state of matter is represented by this hardened mixture?

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Answer:

Solid

Step-by-step explanation:

Matter is anything that has weight and occupies space. There are five known states of matte which are:

  • Solid
  • liquid
  • Gas
  • Plasma
  • Bose- Einstein condensate

In elementary science, only the solid, liquid and gases are referred to.

From the description given above, the state of matter formed by the hardened mixture is definitely a solid.

  • When a substance is frozen and hardened, it will take a definite shape and occupy a fixed volume.
  • These are diagnostic features of a solid state of matter.
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