Fifth-state of matter? Is it possible?

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What is the fifth state of matter?

Gas Bose einstein condensation Plasma Fermion Condensate

Syed Hamza Khalid by Syed Hamza Khalid , 17, France

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In 1924, Albert Einstein and Satyendra Nath Bose predicted the "Bose-Einstein condensate" (BEC), which is referred as the fifth state of matter.

A Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) is a state of matter of a dilute gas of bosons cooled to temperatures very close to absolute zero (that is, very near 0 K or ?273.14 C). Under such conditions, a large fraction of bosons occupy the lowest quantum state, at which point macroscopic quantum phenomena become apparent.

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Hana Wehbi
Oct 19, 2017

The fifth state of matter is actually the first phase of matter. It is called a Bose-Einstein Condensate. Matter in the fifth state is really slow moving and extremely condensed. It only exists at near absolute zero temperatures and is very fragile and unstable. It was discovered in 1995 by Eric Cornell and Carl Weiman through experimentation with rubidium, but the credit goes to Satyendra Nath Bose and Albert Einestien.

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Syed Hamza Khalid
Oct 19, 2017

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