Page 3 - Note States of matter

 Matter is made up of very small particles.
 The way these particles are arranged in matter give rise to three states of
matter :
1. Solids
2. Liquids
3. Gases

SOLIDS LIQUIDS GASES

 Particles are tightly  Particles are more  Particles are far
packed in a rigid loosely packed than from each other
pattern and have solids and have more and move very
little space to move space to move and freely.
away from each slide over each other.
other.
 Flow, hence they don’t
 Have fixed shape have fixed shape but  Flow easily as they
and volume and do have fixed volume. have large spaces
not flow. They take the shape of between them and
the container they are take up all the
 For example: pen , poured in. available space,
pencil, wood, hence they don’t
bottle, steel etc.  For example: milk, oil, have fixed shape
water etc. and volume.

 For example:
Oxygen, nitrogen,
carbon etc.