Let’s analyze the provided table to identify the state and the corresponding properties of matter that could define where "salt" should be placed.
Here are the details from the table:
- Box T: The arrangement of atoms is described as "are fixed; vibrate in place."
- Box U: The atoms "move freely; spread out," which corresponds to a gas state, exemplified by helium.
- Box liquid: The atoms "are closely packed; slide past one another," characteristic of liquids, but we need to identify the appropriate Box X for examples.
- Box V: Describes a state with "rapidly moving ionized particles," characteristic of plasma, exemplified by the Sun.
To determine the appropriate category for "salt," we must consider the states of matter and their characteristics:
- Solids have tightly packed atoms that are fixed in place but vibrate.
- Liquids have atoms that are close together but can slide past one another.
- Gases have atoms that move freely and spread out.
- Plasma consists of ionized particles that move rapidly.
Since salt is a solid, its atoms are fixed and vibrate in place. This corresponds to the description in Box T. Therefore, salt should be placed in Box T.
