DENSITY COMPRESSIBILITY SHAPE DIFFUSION PRESSURE

A solid cannot be Solids have a Cannot diffuse as A solid does not

A solid has a
compressed at all as they fixed shape the particles are cause pressure as
high density as
Solids the particles are
very close
have a fixed shape and
there is a little space for the
particles to be pushed
not able to move the particles are
not able to move

together

A liquid has a A liquid also cannot be A liquid has no Can diffuse as the A liquid can cause
compressed because there is fixed shape as it particles go past some pressure as
fairly high
Liquids density as the
particles are very
little space for particles to be
pushed
can take up the
shape of a
each other the particles are
able to move and
change places
container
close

A gas has a low

A gas can be compressed as Has no fixed A gas can diffuse A gas can cause
there is a lot of space for the shape as the particles pressure as the
density as the
Gases particles are far
apart
particles to be pushed
move freely particles are able
to move around in
all directions