State properties of a gas.

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Properties of gases.
Gases have no definite shape. They take the shape of a vessel.
Gases have no definite volume. They have a property to fill the entire space available to them.
Gases can be compressed.
Gases have very large intermolecular spaces compared to solids and liquids.
In a gas the distance between molecules is generally large so intermolecular forces have a small effect.
Therefore the intermolecular forces are negligible in gases.
Examples of gaseous substance:

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