Question

What are the characteristics of the different states of matter?

Answer 1

Three main categories of matter

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

Characteristics of Solid:

• The particles in a solid are tightly packed due to the strong intermolecular forces.
• Solids have a definite shape, mass, and volume.

Characteristics of Liquid:

• The intermolecular forces of attraction in liquid particles are comparatively weaker than in solids.
• Thus, the particles are allowed to move around freely.
• Liquids have a definite volume but they do not have a definite shape.
• They usually take the shape of a container.

Characteristics of Gas:

• There are negligible intermolecular forces present in gaseous particles.
• Gases do not have definite volume and shape.