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4.6.6 What a state we're in!

On this page you will explore what happens when a material changes physical state. Inquiry questions Disciplinary concepts Earlier in 4.6.1 What's the matter? you explored how the physical properties of different states of matter can be explained in terms of a particle model. But what happens when matter changes from one state to another? The names of the different state changes are shown in the diagram: You will...

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