4.Give the important properties on the basis of which the three states of matter can be distinguished
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| Property | Solid | Liquid | Gas |
| Packing of particles | Particles are packed very close to each other | Particles are packed less close to each other | Particles are packed very far from each other. |
| Forces of attraction between the particles. | Strongest | Weaker than solids | Negligible |
| Shape and volume | Fixed shape and fixed volume | No fixed shape but a fixed volume | Neither fixed shape nor fixed volume. |
| Compressibility | Negligible | Higher than solids | Highest |
| Rate of diffusion | Very low | Higher than solids | Highest |
| Density | Highest | Less than solids | Least |
| Kinetic energy | Very small | Higher than solids | Highest |
| Example | Ice | Water | Water vapor |
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