Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) is formed by cooling a gas of extremely

Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) is formed by cooling a gas of extremely low density, about one-hundredthousandth the density of normal air. This is treated as

Join Our Telegram Channel

II state of matter

III state of matter

IV state of matter

V state of matter

Answer is Right!

Answer is Wrong!

This question was previously asked in

UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2017

Download PDF Attempt Online

The common states of matter are Solid, Liquid, and Gas. Plasma is often considered the fourth state of matter, existing at very high temperatures where electrons are stripped from atoms. Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) is a distinct state of matter that occurs when a gas of bosons is cooled to temperatures very close to absolute zero. In a BEC, a large fraction of the bosons occupy the lowest quantum mechanical state, and macroscopic quantum phenomena become apparent. It is typically referred to as the fifth state of matter, following Solid, Liquid, Gas, and Plasma.

– The traditional states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas.
– Plasma is often considered the fourth state.
– Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) is a distinct state formed at extremely low temperatures and is considered the fifth state.

Bose-Einstein condensates were first experimentally realized in 1995 by Eric Cornell and Carl Wieman at the University of Colorado at Boulder, using a gas of rubidium atoms. They received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001 for this achievement, shared with Wolfgang Ketterle of MIT, who produced BECs in other atoms and demonstrated their properties. Fermionic condensates, a similar state for fermions, are sometimes referred to as the sixth state of matter.

More similar MCQ questions for Exam preparation:-