Solids have a definite shape and volume while liquids have molecules that move freely but do not separate like gases. Gases have particles with no defined volume or shape. Examples of each state of matter are provided.
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1. A solid can be
defined as of definite
shape and volume;
not liquid or gaseous.
Examples:
Rock
Clothing
Wood
A liquid is composed
of molecules that
move freely among
themselves but do not
tend to separate like
those of gases.
Examples:
Milk
Water
Oil
Gas is consisting of
particles that have
neither a
defined volume nor
defined shape.
Examples:
Oxygen
Neon
Carbon Dioxide