The particle of matter

Properties

Solids

Liquids

Gases

Molecular Structure

volume

Fixed volume

Fixed volume

No Fixed volume

Shape

Fixed shape

No Fixed Shape :takes the shape of the container

No Fixed Shape

When Pressure is Applied

Incompressible

Incompressible

Compressible

Collisions

Do Not Collide

Collide Often

Not Many Collisions Happen

Movement of particles

Particles Vibrate about Fixed Positions

Some are Free to Move

Particles are Free to Move and Move in Random Directions

Kinetic Theory Of Matter

States that:


  1. All matter is made of tiny moving particles


  2. Different substances have different types of particles; atoms, molecules and ions, which all have different sizes


  3. These particles are always moving


  4. The smaller the particles are the faster they move


  5. The higher the temperature the faster they move on average

Changes in State of matter