Is there 22 states of matter now?

Question

i found 22 states of matter as said my teacher.

i cant believe on it.

Answer 1

Poornakumar is right. There are seven states of matter discovered till now.

Answer 2

Actually, this is a very interesting subject. There are, of course, the 4 generally known states of matter (solid, fluid, gas, plasma), but there are a lot of other (mainly theoretical) states of matter. You can find a list of them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sta... .

Answer 3

A state of matter is a class of materials, usually solid, liquid, and gas. Ionized Plasma, Quark-gluon plasma, Bose-Einstein condensate and fermionic condensate are other less commonly known states of matter. A state of matter is also referred to as a physical state and often erroneously described as a phase. There is a classic general science description of each of the phases: A solid is a material that maintains its shape and its volume; a liquid maintains its volume but takes on the shape of its container; A gas takes on both the shape and volume of its container. Bose-Einstein condensate and fermionic condensate are currently achievable at near absolute zero temperatures in laboratory settings. Both kinds of plasma are achieved at very high temperatures, and behave similarly to gases. Quark-gluon plasmas exist at such high temperatures and pressures that they are unlikely to exist outside of laboratory conditions since shortly after the Big Bang.

Answer 4

There are four states of matter-solid, liquid, gas, plasma. Never heard that there are 22 states of matter.

Answer 5

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, There are four states of matter-solid, liquid, gas, plasma. Never heard that there are 22 states of matter.

Answer 6

What I heard are

1. Solid

2. Liquid

3. Gas

4. Plasma

5. Compressed plasma (of quarks & gluons)

6. Boson Condensate

7. Fermion condensate

The forst 3 are too familiar for earthlings like us all. The 4th also is in our experience as 'flame'. The 5th is found in the interior of Sun and stars. 6th & 7th aren't that familiar although Bose condensate was produced here on Earth.

22 states? Well, I'd like to be educated on that!

Answer 7

4 states

liquid

solid

gas

plasma

Answer 8

state of matters means?