States of Matter & Gas Laws

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The lowest possible temperature, at which particles retain only their irreducible quantum zero-point motion.

A solid whose particles lack long-range order, showing only the short-range regularity characteristic of a frozen liquid.

The dependence of a physical property on the direction in which it is measured.

The mean translational kinetic energy of the particles in a sample, dependent only on absolute temperature.

Equal volumes of all gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules.