Property | Solid | Liquid | Gas |
1. Packing of particles | Particles are packed very close to each other. | Particles are packed less close to each other. | Particles are packed very far from each other. |
2. Force of attraction between the particles | Strongest. | Weaker than solids. | Negligible. |
3. Shape and volume | Fixed shape and fixed volume. | No fixed shape but fixed volume. | Neither fixed shape nor fixed volume. |