Which of the following are the characteristics of a gaseous state?

Closely packed, incompressible, fixed shape

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Highly compressible, no fixed size and shape

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Fixed-size and shape, incompressible

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fixed volume, compressible, definite shape

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Solution

The correct option is B
Highly compressible, no fixed size and shape

Gas — A substance that has neither fixed volume nor fixed shape and size is considered a gas.
It has low intermolecular forces
Highly incompressible
High intermolecular space
Possess high kinetic energy
Thus, the option B is correct, Highly compressible, with no fixed size and shape.

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