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प्रश्न
The three main states of matter are solids, liquids, and gases. Compare the three states with reference to the following characteristics of matter
(a) volume
(b) shape
(c) compressibility
(d) diffusion.
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उत्तर
| Characteristics | Solids | Liquids | Gases |
| Volume | Have a definite volume | Have a definite volume | Have no definite volume |
| Shape | Have a definite shape | Have no definite shape | Have no definite shape |
| Compressibility | Cannot be compressed | Slightly compressible | Highly compressible |
| Diffusion (Intermingling of Molecules) | Cannot diffuse | Shows Diffusion | Diffuses very easily |
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give reasons:
A wooden table should be called a solid.
Explain why, the diffusion of a solid in another solid is a very slow process.
Give one difference between atoms and molecules.
Give reasons
A red ink drop added to small amount of water in a glass turns the water red in some time.
Describe simple experiments to prove that solids have mass
Describe simple experiments to prove that liquids have no definite shape
Describe simple experiments to prove that gases have no definite volume or shape.
Complete the given analogy.
Large Inter-particle space: Gas:: ______ :solid.
Identify the state of matter based on the arrangement of the molecules.
The density of solid Argon is 1.6 ml at - 233°C. If the Argon atom is assumed to be sphere of radius 1.5 × 10-8 cm, then the ______ % of solid Argon is apparently occupied.
[Take : NA = 6 × 1023, Atomic mass of Ar = 40]
