Question

47. Compare the properties of solids, liquids and gases in tabular form.

Answer 1

The properties of solids, liquids and gases are listed below in the table.

Solid	Liquid	Gas
Solids have a fixed shape and a fixed volume. Solids have high density. The intermolecular force of attraction between the particles is very strong. The space between the particles of solids is negligible. Solids cannot be compressed.	Liquids have a fixed volume, but no fixed shape. Liquids have lesser density than solids. The intermolecular force of attraction is weaker than solids and higher than gases. They have considerable space between the particles. Liquids can be compressed. Large pressure is required to compress them.	Gases have neither a fixed volume nor a fixed shape. Gases have the least density among the three. The intermolecular force of attraction is the weakest or negligible. The space between gaseous particles is large. Gases can be compressed easily.