Bose-Einstein Condensate

If you have a gas, lower it’s temperature and it will eventually become a liquid.

If you lower the temperature even more, it will become a solid.

Now the interesting part…

In quantum mechanics, subatomic particles can be thought of as waves.

If you keep lowering the temperature to near absolute zero, these wavelengths expand and start to overlap each other. This is what is known as Bose-Einstein condensate.

🎮 Trivia Challenge (Answers at the bottom):

Question 1:

What happens to a gas when you lower its temperature significantly?

A) It becomes a plasma

B) It becomes a liquid

C) It turns into a Bose-Einstein condensate immediately

D) It evaporates

Question 2:

What occurs when subatomic particles are cooled to near absolute zero?

A) They turn into solids

B) They behave more like individual particles

C) Their wavelengths expand and overlap

D) Their temperature increases

Question 3:

What is the state of matter called when particle wavelengths overlap at near absolute zero?

A) Plasma

B) Bose-Einstein condensate

C) Liquid crystal

D) Superfluid

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🔑 Answers:

1. Correct Answer: B) It becomes a liquid

2. Correct Answer: C) Their wavelengths expand and overlap

3. Correct Answer: B) Bose-Einstein condensate

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