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Solid - Atoms in the material are compacted and usually have some sort of crystal structure.
Liquid - Atoms less compacted than in a solid, able to freely move around but still held together, mostly through intermolecular forces.


Gas - Atoms very spread out, with little interaction between individual atoms.


Plasma - A plasma is a gas that is heated to a point where one or more electrons is ripped of the nuclei of the material. Since the ionized nuclei are positive and the electrons negative, they repel each other and separate into polar regions. Plasmas therefore behave somewhat like a gas that has magnetic properties and is a good conductor of electricity.

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