Comment upon the following: rigidity, compressibility, fluidity, filling a gas container, shape, kinetic energy, and density. Also, please compare these properties with solids, liquids and gases.
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- Rigidity : It is the state in which the particles of a substance are fixed in their positions.
- Compressibility : It is a property by which the volume of a sunstance can be reduced, or a substance can be made compact, by pressing it.
- Fluidity : It is the property by virtue of which, the particles of a molecule move in space. A substance whose particles can move easily is said to be fluid, for example, liquid.
- A gas conatiner can be filled with a gas by compressing the gas, as the particles of a gas have more space between them, and they can be brought closer to each other, by increasing the perssure of the gas.
- Shape of a substance defines the arrangement of constitutent particles, of that substance in space.
- Kinetic energy is the energy of any substance in motion.
- Density : It is the the packing of the constituent particles, in a given volume of the substance. It can also be referred to as thickness of the substance.
Follwoing table provides the comparison between solids, liquids and gases.
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Hope, this information is helpful.
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