Tabulate the Differences in the Characteristics of States of Matter

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Updated on: September 13th, 2023

Tabulate the Differences in the Characteristics of States of Matter

In terms of the three states of matter, solid, liquid, and gas. One of the distinctive forms that the different phases of matter take is the condition of the substance. In everyday life, four different states of matter can be found: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. In comparison to liquids and gases, solids are more rigid, and the particles in liquids are able to move around and take the shape of the container.

Property	Solids	Liquids	Gases
Volume	It has a definite volume	It has a definite volume	It takes the volume of the container
Shape	It has a definite shape	It takes the shape of the container but does not occupy all of it	It takes the shape of the container by occupying the whole space available to them

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1. Difference Between Solid, Liquid, and Gas
2. Tabulate the Differences in the Characteristics of States of Matter

Difference Between Solid, Liquid, and Gas

As you know, there are three main states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. The key difference between these states is in the arrangement of the particles that make up the substance. To understand the basic difference between Solid, Liquid, and Gas, it is important that you should know about their nature. It is mentioned below in the table.

Property	Solids	Liquids	Gases
Rigidity or Fluidity	It is rigid	It is fluid	It is fluid
Compressibility	Almost all solids can be compressed	The compressibility of liquids is very very less	The compressibility of gases is very large
Diffusion	Solids do not diffuse	Liquids diffuse slowly	Gases diffuse rapidly
Density	The density of solids is high	The density of liquids is low	The density of gases is very low
Free surfaces	Solids have any number of free surfaces	Liquids have one free surface	Gases have no free surface

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