Question

Compare the properties of solid, liquid and gaseous state of matter.

Answer 1

Properties	Solid	Liquid	Gas
Shape	Solids have definite shape	Do not have a definite shape will take the shape of the container	No definite shape
Volume	Solid have definite volume, as the inter molecular forces between the constituent particles are strong	Liquids have definite volume, as inter molecular forces between the constituent particles are strong	No definite volume as the inter molecular force between the particles are weak
Compressibility	Negligible	Negligible	High
Diffusion	Can diffuse into liquids	Diffusion is higher than solids	Highly diffusible as particles move randomly at a high speed
Fluidity or rigidity	Very rigid and cannot flow from one place to another	Less rigid and are capable of flowing from higher to lower level	No rigidity and can flow most easily among the three state of matter. They usually flow from high pressure to low pressure areas