[citation][nom]Anomalyx[/nom]So this "state" of matter is kinda like plasma...?Plasma isn't another state, it's just a hotter gas.This new "state" doesn't sound like another state... just a colder solid.[/citation]
That is incorrect, plasma, is in fact another state. It doesn't act like a gas at all, for example, it does not follow the Gas Law, although similar to a gas in the fact that it doesn't have a definite volume, the huge difference is plasma's are ionized and their electrons are not bound as they are in gas state, because, the have more energy to break away from the nucleus of the atom. A state of matter is essentially defined by the properties associated with that state. A gas is a gas because, it follows the gas law, liquads, plasma, and solid also have their on laws which define their volume, density, etc ... this new state, clearly, doesn't follow the laws of aolid or may so closely, but likek they said, they need to find out more about it's properties.