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MATTER
3 STATES OF MATTER
SOLID
LIQUID
SOLIDS
Fixed shape and volume
Normally hard and rigid
Large force needed to
change shape
High density
Incompressible
Model of Solids
Closely packed
together
Occupy minimum
space
Regular pattern
Vibrate about fixed
position
Not free to move about
Fixed volume but no
fixed shape
High density
Not compressible
Model of Liquids
Occur in clusters
with molecules
slightly further apart
as compared to solids
Free to move about
within confined
vessel