
Matter Has More States Than You Learned in School
Chemicals can exist as solids, liquids, gases, and plasma. Chemistry also deals with less familiar states like supercritical matter and special magnetic phases.Phases of Matter in Chemistry

A Phase Change Rebuilds Structure
A phase is a form of matter with a particular large-scale structure under certain conditions like temperature and pressure. During a phase transition, energy goes into rearranging the structure instead of simply raising temperature or pressure.Phases of Matter in Chemistry