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Name the three state of matter


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The three states of matter are:

  • Matter exists in three states mainly solid, liquid, and gas.
  • Solid: Any material which has a definite shape and definite volume, such that it can have any number of free surfaces, is called solid.
  • Examples like wood, stone, sand, Iron, etc are solids
  • Liquid: Any material which has a definite volume, but no definite shape and has one free surface, is called liquid.
  • Examples of liquid like water, milk, fruit juice, alcohol, etc.
  • Gases: Any material which has neither definite shape nor definite volume, is easily compressible, and has no free surface, is called gas
  • Examples are Oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, steam, etc.

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