States of Matter Summary

Question	Answer
Arrangement of particles in a solid	Very close together Regular arrangement
Motion of particles in a solid	Vibrate about a fixed position
Properties of a solid	Definite shape Definite volume Not compressible
Arrangement of particles in a liquid e.g. bromine	Close together Random arrangement
Motion of particles in a liquid	Move around each other
Properties of a liquid	Takes the shape of the container Definite volume Not compressible
Arrangement of particles in a gas	Far apart Random arrangement
Motion of particles	Move quickly in all directions
Properties of a gas	Do not stay in an open container; spread out to fill available volume. Volume depends on container Compressible

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