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RE: Solid, Liquid, Gas....
By ImSpartacus on 4/10/2008 4:02:24 PM , Rating: 2
Good way of putting it. Solids have a rigid structure of electrons (with nucleus), liquids are less rigid, and gases are the least rigid. Plasmas do not have a set structure. The electrons are all over the place.

There you go. Those nerds at Wikipedia compile the states of matter well.

RE: Solid, Liquid, Gas....
By daInvincibleGama on 4/10/2008 5:41:37 PM , Rating: 2
States of matter like solid, liquid and gas have nothing at all to do with electrons. Metals, most of which are classified as solids, actually have a loose electron structure (think electric current). Electron "structure" is mostly a periodic property (think periodic table of elements).

It is the structure caused by intermolecular forces between atoms/molecules that is tight in a solid and extremely loose in a gas. That said, you are right when you say that plasma is basically a gas with no electron structure. A plasma is just a gas with disconnected electrons (which is not a property states of matter are otherwise based upon). It's more like a gas with special properties caused by temperature.


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