What determines the state of a substance?
The state of a substance is determined by:
The energy of the particles.
The strength of the forces between the particles.
The arrangement of the particles.
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Describe the differences in compressibility between solids, liquid and gases.
Solids are hard to compress because the particles are already tightly packed together.
Liquids are hard to compress because the particles are still close together.
Gases are easy to compress because their particles have lots of space between them.
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Why are solids usually dense?
Solids are usually dense because many particles occupy a small volume.
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Why are gases very low density?
Gases are very low density because their particles spread through a large volume.
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