Pressure affects the distance between particles by influencing their movement and arrangement. Increasing pressure forces particles closer together, potentially leading to a change in state, while decreasing pressure allows particles to move farther apart, possibly causing a change in state as well.
How does pressure affect the distance between particles and consequently the state of matter?
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Pressure affects the distance between particles by compressing or expanding them. Increased pressure reduces the distance between particles, promoting closer interactions and potentially causing a phase change, like solid to liquid or liquid to gas. Decreased pressure allows particles to move farther apart, favoring transitions to less dense states.