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Question
Give reasons for the following:
Solids have a definite shape and are highly rigid while gases have to definite shape and are least rigid.
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Solution
Solids have very closely packed atoms with minimum spaces between them while gases have atoms which are for apart with maximum spaces between them. Solids have a definite shape and are highly rigid while gases have no definite shape and are least rigid.
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