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List the phases of matter in order from the greatest average kinetic energy to the least average kinetic energy per particle?
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Typical ordering (greatest to least average kinetic energy per particle):
1. Plasma
2. Gas
3. Liquid
4. Solid
5. Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC)
Rationale: plasmas are ionized, very high-temperature gases; gases have high translational kinetic energy; liquids are cooler with more binding/potential energy; solids have still lower thermal motion; BECs are near absolute zero with minimal kinetic energy. Note the ordering assumes typical conditions — a very hot solid can have more kinetic energy than a cold gas, and at a given temperature classical translational kinetic energy per particle is the same (∝ kT) by equipartition.
1. Plasma
2. Gas
3. Liquid
4. Solid
5. Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC)
Rationale: plasmas are ionized, very high-temperature gases; gases have high translational kinetic energy; liquids are cooler with more binding/potential energy; solids have still lower thermal motion; BECs are near absolute zero with minimal kinetic energy. Note the ordering assumes typical conditions — a very hot solid can have more kinetic energy than a cold gas, and at a given temperature classical translational kinetic energy per particle is the same (∝ kT) by equipartition.
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