SOLID |
LIQUID |
GASES |
A solid has a definite shape and definite volume. |
A liquid has a definite volume, but not a definite shape. |
A gas has neither a definite volume nor a definite shape. |
The molecules in a solid are rigid. |
The molecules in a liquid are not so rigid. |
The molecules in a gas are not rigid. |
Solid particles have low kinetic energy. |
Liquid molecules have intermediate kinetic energy. |
They possess very high kinetic energy. |
Not compressible |
Not compressible |
Highly compressible. |
They have a very strong intermolecular force of attraction. |
They have less strong interparticle force of attraction. |
They have weak interparticle force of attraction. |
They have the least interparticle space. |
They have lesser interparticle space. |
They have more than others interparticle space. |
The diffusion rate is very low. |
The diffusion rate is moderate. |
The diffusion rate is very high. |