What Is ‘Matter’?
The matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas. There are also plasma and Bose-Einstein condensates, but we will focus on the first three.
What Distinguishes One State Of Matter From Another?
It all has to do with the arrangement and movement of the particles that make up matter.
What Does The States Of Matter Mean?
A state of matter is a description of matter based on how the particles that make it up are arranged and how they move.
States Of Matter And Their Properties
Solids are states of matter that have a definite shape and volume. They are particles that are closely packed together, and they vibrate in place. Solids can be hard or soft, and they can be brittle or malleable.
Liquids are states of matter with a definite volume but no definite shape. They take the shape of their container. Liquids are made up of particles that are close together but not as close as the particles in a solid. Liquids flow and can be poured.
Gases are the states of matter that have no definite shape and no definite volume. They expand to fill their container. Gases are made up of particles that are far apart from each other. Gases are compressible and can be diffused.
What Are The Ten Differences Of Solid Liquid And Gas?
- Solids have a definite shape, whereas liquids have an indefinite shape.
- Solids have a definite volume, whereas liquids have an indefinite volume.
- Solids are particles that are closely packed together and have a regular, geometric shape. Liquids are particles that are also closely packed together but do not have a regular shape.
- Solids are hard and have a fixed volume. Liquids flow and take the shape of their container.
- Gases are particles spread out and far apart from each other. They do not have a regular shape or a fixed volume.
- Solids can be hard or soft, and they can be brittle or malleable. Liquids can be viscous or non-viscous.
- Solids are not compressible, but liquids are compressible.
- Gases are highly compressible.
- Solids do not diffuse, but liquids and gases diffuse.
- The molecules in a solid are held together by strong forces, whereas the molecules in a liquid are held together by weaker forces. The molecules in a gas are not held together by any forces
What Are The Five Properties Of Solids?
- Solids have a definite shape
- Solids have a definite volume
- Solids are particles that are closely packed together and have a regular, geometric shape
- Solids are hard and have a fixed volume
- Solids can be hard or soft, and they can be brittle or malleable
What Are The Five Properties Of Liquid?
- Liquids have a definite volume but no definite shape
- Liquids are made up of particles that are close together but not as close together as the particles in a solid
- Liquids flow and can be poured
- Liquids are compressible
- Liquids diffuse
What Are The Seven Properties Of Gases?
- Gases have no definite shape and no definite volume
- Gases are made up of particles that are far apart from each other
- Gases expand to fill their container
- Gases are compressible
- Gases can be diffused
- The molecules in a gas are not held together by any forces
- Gases are highly compressible