Question

Distinguish between liquid and vapour (or gas) states of matter on the basis of the following factors

1. Arrangement of molecules
2. Inter-molecular separation
3. Inter-molecular force, and
4. Kinetic energy of molecules

Answer 1

Distinguish between liquid and vapour on the bases of:

	Liquid	Vapour
(a)  Arrangement of molecules	loosely packed	Very loosely packed
(b) Intermolecular separation	Least	Maximum
(c) Intermolecular force	Maximum	Least
(d) Kinetic energy of molecules	Least	Maximum