A substance that exists in all the three states of matter
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Solution
The three primary states of matter are the solid, liquid, and gaseous states.
These three forms of matter can be converted from one state of matter to another state by changing certain environmental factors (increasing or decreasing pressure and temperature, for instance).
For example, Ice can be converted from a solid into liquid water by increasing the temperature.
Water is the only substance where all three states can be readily observed in everyday life: solid water as ice, liquid water in a water fountain, and gaseous water as steam.