Phases of Substances and solutions Chem 331 Kinetic theory The kinetic particle theory explains the properties of the different states of matter. The particles in solids, liquids and gases have different amounts of energy. They are arranged differently and move in different ways. This table summarizes the arrangement and movement of the particles in solids, liquids and gases, and shows simple diagrams of the arrangement of the particles that you should be able to recognize. Diagram of particle arrangement and movement Solid Liquid Gas Arrangement of close together close together far apart particles random regular pattern random movement of vibrate about a move around move quickly in particles fixed position each other any direction diagram Solids The table shows some of the properties of solids and why they are like this. Property of solids Why they are like this They have a fixed shape and The particles cannot move from place to place cannot flow They cannot be compressed or The particles are close together and have no squashed space to move into Liquids Some of the properties of liquids and why they are like this Property of liquids Why they are like this They flow and take the shape of The particles can move around each other their container
Chem 331 Phases of Substances and solutions Kinetic theory The kinetic particle theory explains the properties of the different states of matter. The particles in solids, liquids and gases have different amounts of energy. They are arranged differently and move in different ways. This table summarizes the arrangement and movement of the particles in solids, liquids and gases, and shows simple diagrams of the arrangement of the particles that you should be able to recognize. Diagram of particle arrangement and movement Solid Liquid Gas Arrangement of particles close together regular pattern close together random far apart random movement of particles vibrate about a fixed position move around each other move quickly in any direction diagram Solids The table shows some of the properties of solids and why they are like this. Property of solids Why they are like this They have a fixed shape and cannot flow The particles cannot move from place to place They cannot be compressed or squashed The particles are close together and have no space to move into Liquids Some of the properties of liquids and why they are like this Property of liquids Why they are like this They flow and take the shape of their container The particles can move around each other
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