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Bepleased Posted 14 years ago
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Why “liquid state” cannot be defined for “the state of or for liquid”?

Hi,

Why “liquid state” cannot be defined for “the state of or for liquid”?
I try to give the reason for it.
Hope someone tell me it is correct or not.

Because that “liquid state” shows the water exists in what kind of state and the state causes the water exist in liquid state.
So, “liquid state” can be defined for “the state in which the water exists in liquid state”.
  

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No. One definition of "state" is the phase a substance is in in a chemical sense. There are three states of matter in layman's talk—solid, liquid and gas.

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  • No.
  • One definition of "state" is the phase a substance is in in a chemical sense.
  • There are three states of matter in layman's talk—solid, liquid and gas.
  • Water can be in a solid state (ice), a liquid state (water) or a gaseous state (steam).
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No. One definition of "state" is the phase a substance is in in a chemical sense. There are three states of matter in layman's talk—solid, liquid and gas. Water can be in a solid state (ice), a liquid state (water) or a gaseous state (steam).
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The logic intrinsic meaning of “state”

“state” used as agent:
  1. the state of water ------the water exists in what kind of state
  2. the state of her health---her health exists in what kind of state
“state” used as receiver:
  1. a state of shock ------a state caused by shock
  2. a confused state of mind-----a confused state that concerns mind
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bepleasedthe state causes the water exist in liquid state.
No, the state does not cause anything. State is an observation. State is not a receiver, not an agent, and not a receiver.

The cause of matter being in a certain state is its temperature and pressure.
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bepleasedWhy “liquid state” cannot be defined for “the state of or for liquid”?
the liquid state is not the state of a liquid. This is like the category of a liquid. It is a designator that describes a liquid. Some designators that can describe a liquid are 'hot' and 'cold', so 'hot' and 'cold' are "states of a liquid". Y
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Hi AlpheccaStars,

[state] = (dictionary version) a condition in which a person or thing is / exists

The state diagram (commonly called a phase diagram) for a particular substance shows the conditions (temperature and pressure) and the resultant state.

The diagram says that different tem
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[state] = (dictionary version) a condition in which a person or thing is / exists

Yes. This is true. Water can be in one of three categories (as CJ calls them) or states.

If water is hard and you can walk on top of it, it is in the solid state. (ice)
If you can swim in it or pour it, it is in the liquid state.
If it looks like a white p
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