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Particle Models of
Solids, Liquids and Gases
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Solid
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Liquid
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Gas
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Property Solids Liquids Gases

CANNOT BE CANNOT BE CAN BE

Can they be
COMPRESSED COMPRESSED COMPRESSED
compressed
EASILY
(squashed)?
Particles are very Particles are close Particles are far
close together together apart

DO NOT FLOW DO FLOW DO FLOW

Do they flow?

Each particle can Particles can move

Particles can move
only vibrate about around in any
around quickly in any
its fixed position direction
direction
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Property Solids Liquids Gases

THE SHAPE STAYS TAKES THE SHAPE OF TAKES THE SHAPE
THE SAME THE BOTTOM OF THE OF THE ENTIRE
Do they CONTAINER CONTAINER
keep their
Each particle can only
shape? Particles can move
vibrate about its Particles can move
around in any
fixed position around quickly in any
direction
direction

Do they VOLUME STAYS THE VOLUME STAYS NO DEFINITE

keep their SAME THE SAME VOLUME
volume? Particles are held inParticles are held in The forces of
place by strong place by forces of attraction between
forces of attraction attraction. particles are very
weak.
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Property Solids Liquids Gases

(A solid of known (The same volume of (A gas in the same
volume) liquid in a beaker) beaker)
Are their
densities
different? HIGH DENSITY MEDIUM DENSITY LOW DENSITY

Particles are very Particles are close Particles are far apart
close together together