Characteristic of solid? liquid and gas. Explain.
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Please find the characterstics features of three states of mater below:
| Property | Solid | Liquid | Gas |
| Packing of particles | Particles are packed very close to each another. | 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 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 of particles | Very small | Higher than solids | Highest |
| Example | Ice | Water | Water vapour |
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