Physical Properties Comparison

The Comparison of Physical Properties of Matter between Solids, Liquids and Gases

The Comparison of Physical Properties of Matter between Solids, Liquids and Gases:

Properties	Solid	Liquid	Gas
Shape	Solids have definite shapes	Liquids don’t have definite shapes. They take the shape of container.	Gases also  don’t have definite shapes. They also take the shape of container.
Volume	Solids have fixed volume	Liquids also have fixed volume	Gases take on the  volume of their container.
Compressibility	Solids are not compressible.	Liquids are difficult to compress	Gases are easily compressible.
Density=	Solids normally have high density	Liquids have medium density	Gases have very low density
Kinetic energy	It has low kinetic energy	It has medium kinetic energy	It has highest kinetic energy
Movement of particles	The particles in solids have restricted movement, i-e vibrational motion.	Liquids have less restricted movement in their particles or molecules.	The particles or molecules of gases move freely.
Kinetic Energy of molecules	Solids have lowest K.E.	Liquids have medium K.E.	Gases have highest K.E.
Molecular arrangement	Molecules in solids are highly arranged.	Molecules in liquids have somewhat regular arrangement	Molecular arrangement in gases is very irregular
Rate of diffusion	No diffusion	Rate of diffusion is lower than gases	Rate of diffusion is highest