Final answer:
Solid particles are tightly packed with a definite shape and volume. Liquid particles have a definite volume but take the shape of the container, and gas particles have neither a definite shape nor volume. OPTION D.
Step-by-step explanation:
To match the state of matter with the appropriate description of the arrangement of particles, we have:
- Solid - Particles are tightly packed and are in fixed positions with regard to one another, giving solids a definite shape and volume.
- Liquid - Particles can move about while remaining in contact, meaning liquids have a definite volume but no definite shape. They take the shape of their container.
- Gas - Particles are far apart from each other in space, so gases have no definite shape or volume and completely fill their containers.
- Plasma - Particles have no fixed position, similar to gases, but they are also ionized, which distinguishes plasma from other states.
Note that option b 'Liquid - Particles have definite shape' and option c 'Gas - Particles have a definite volume' are incorrect statements; liquids adapt to the shape of their container, and gases do not have a definite volume unless confined.