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Different states of matter and characteristics of each state​

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\boxed{ \text{States \: of \: matter}}

Matter exists in three physical states. They are :

  • Solid
  • Liquid
  • Gas


\underline{ \text{Characteristics \: of \: solid}} :

  • They have fixed shape.
  • They have fixed volume.
  • They do not flow.
  • They cannot be compressed , because their molecules are closely packed.
  • They are mostly hard.

[ Stones , bricks etc are some of the examples of solid ].


\underline{ \text{Characteristics \: of \: liquid}} :

  • They don't have a fixed shape but can take the shape of their container.
  • They cannot be compressed.
  • They flow from one place to another as their molecular are loosely packed.
  • They have fixed volume.

[ Water , Ink , Milk , Cooking oil , petrol etc are some of the examples of Liquid ] .


\underline{ \text{Characteristics \: of \: gas}} :

  • They don't have fixed volume.
  • They can flow very easily.
  • They can be compressed easily.
  • They do not have fixed shape as the position of their molecules are not fixed.

[ Air , oxygen , carbon dioxide etc are some of the examples of gas ] .

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