What are the 3 states of matter by telling their characteristics relating to volume, shape and the particles?

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Naomi Aronson · Accepted Answer

Solid State
Liquid State
Gas State
See Characteristics Below...
Solids (Characteristics) #-># In a solid, particles are packed tightly together so they are unable to move about very much. #-># Particles of a solid have very low kinetic energy. #-># The electrons of each atom are in motion, so the atoms have a small vibration, but they are fixed in their position. #-># Solids have a definite shape. #-># They do not conform to the shape of the container in which they are placed. #-># They also have a definite volume. #-># The particles of a solid are already so tightly packed together that increasing pressure will not compress the solid to a smaller volume. Liquids (Characteristics) #-># In the liquid phase, the particles of a substance have more kinetic energy than those in a solid. Liquids have a specific volume because the particles are held very close to one another even though they are not held in a regular arrangement. #-># Liquids, like solids, cannot be compressed. #-># Particles of a liquid have just enough room to flow around each other, so liquids have an indefinite shape. #-># A liquid will change shape to conform to its container. #-># Force is spread evenly throughout the liquid, so when an object is placed in a liquid, the liquid particles are displaced by the object. Gases (Characteristics) #-># Gas particles have a great deal of space between them and have high kinetic energy. #-># When a gas is put under pressure by reducing the volume of the container, the space between particles is reduced, and the pressure exerted by their collisions increases. #-># If the volume of the container is held constant, but the temperature of the gas increases, then the pressure will also increase. #-># Gas particles have enough kinetic energy to overcome inter-molecular forces that hold solids and liquids together. thus a gas has no definite volume and no definite shape.

Luna Chen · Answer

undefined 1. Solid: Definite volume and shape, particles closely packed in a fixed arrangement.
2. Liquid: Definite volume but no fixed shape, particles close together but can move.
3. Gas: No definite volume or shape, particles are widely spaced and move freely.