There are many characteristics used to differentiate the three states of matter. Enlist some characteristics that are used to distinguish the states of matter.

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$D e a r S t u d e n t \begin{matrix} P r o p e r t y & S o l i d & L i q u i d & G a s \\ (i) R i g i d i t y & H i g h & L o w & N e g l i g i b l e \\ (i i) C o m p r e s s i b i l i t y & N e g l i g i b l e & S m a l l & H i g h \\ (i i i) S h a p e a n d v o l u m e & D e f i n i t e s h a p e a n d d e f i n i t e v o l u m e & N o d e f i n i t e s h a p e b u t d e f i n i t e v o l u m e & N o d e f i n i t e s h a p e a n d v o l u m e \\ (i v) D e n s i t y & H i g h & L o w e r & L o w e s t \\ (v) F l u i d i t y & N o f l u i d i t y & M o d e r a t e & V e r y h i g h \\ (v i) I n t e r m o l e c u l a r f o r c e s & S t r o n g & W e a k e r t h a n s o l i d s & N e g l i g i b l e \\ (v i i) I n t e r m o l e c u l a r s p a c e s & V e r y l e s s & M o r e t h a n s o l i d s & V e r y l a r g e \\ (v i i i) D i f f u s i o n & N e g l i g i b l e & M o d e r a t e & V e r y h i g h \end{matrix} R e g a r d s$

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