State two charaacteristic properties of each of the following:

(a) Solids

(b) Liquids
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Solution

(a) Characteristics of solids:
(i) Solids have a fixed shape and fixed volume.
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(ii) Particles are tightly packed, usually in a regular
pattern.
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(b) Characteristics of liquids:
(i) Liquids have a fixed volume but no fixed shape,
they take the shape of the vessel in which they
are placed.
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(ii) These particles are close together with no
regular arrangement.
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