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AGas, liquid, solid, plasma
BPlasma, gas, liquid, solid
CLiquid, solid, gas, plasma
DSolid, liquid, gas, plasma
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Solid, liquid, gas, plasma
1. Solid is described as having the least energetic state, with particles held in fixed positions.
2. Liquid is more energetic than solid, since its particles can slide past one another.
3. Gas is more energetic than liquid, with particles separated by large distances.
4. Plasma is described as the most energetic state of all, formed by ionizing a gas.
5. So the increasing order is solid, liquid, gas, plasma.
_Source: OpenStax Physics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 "Thermal Energy, Heat, and Work", section 11.3 Phase Change and Latent Heat_
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