what are the differences between solid, liquid, and gas?

A very nice answer Sayantani ! Keep posting as your answers are helpful to other users in this forum!

A small addition...

Property

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Packing of particles

Particles are packed very close to each another.

Particles are packed less close to each other.

Particles are packed very far from each other.

Forces of attraction between the particles

Strongest

Weaker than solids

Negligible

Shape and volume

Fixed shape and fixed volume

No fixed shape but fixed volume

Neither fixed shape nor fixed volume

Compressibility

Negligible

Higher than solids

Highest

Rate of diffusion

Very low

Higher than solids

Highest

Density

Highest

Less than solids

Least

Kinetic Energy of particles

Very small

Higher than solids

Highest

Example

Ice

Water

Water vapour

  • 46

Solid State

1.Definite shape and volume.

2.Incompressible

3.There is little space between the particles of a solid.

4.These particles attract each other very strongly.

5.Particles of solid cannot movefreely.

Liquid state

1.No definite shape. Liquids attain the shape of the vessel in which they are kept.But have a fixed volume.

2.Compressible to a small extent.

3.These particles have a greater space between them.

4.The force of attraction between liquid particles is less than solid particles

5.These particles move freely.

Gaseous state

1.Gases have neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.

2.Highlycompressible

3.The space between gas particles is the greatest.

4.The force of attraction is least between gaseous particles.

5.Gaseous particles are in a continuous, random motion.

  • 11

Solid, liquid and gas are the three states of matter. The following table lists the differences between these three states of matter.

Property

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Packing of particles

Particles are packed very close to each another.

Particles are packed less close to each other.

Particles are packed very far from each other.

Forces of attraction between the particles

Strongest

Weaker than solids

Negligible

Shape and volume

Fixed shape and fixed volume

No fixed shape but fixed volume

Neither fixed shape nor fixed volume

Compressibility

Negligible

Higher than solids

Highest

Rate of diffusion

Very low

Higher than solids

Highest

Density

Highest

Less than solids

Least

Kinetic Energy of particles

Very small

Higher than solids

Highest

Example

Ice

Water

Water vapour

The figure below shows the arrangement of particles in these three states of matter.

i could give u only 8 differences sry and if its helpful please thumsup!!!!!!

  • 3
What are you looking for?