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Why can liquids and gases diffuse but solids Cannot?
Liquids can diffuse into one another whereas solids cannot because it does not have free ions. Diffusion occurs in liquids and gases as their particles move from place to place randomly.
What can liquids do that solids Cannot?
Like solids, liquids cannot be compressed either. Unlike solids, the particles in a liquid do not have fixed positions. They are always moving around. This explains why liquids flow, to take the shape of their container.
What do liquids and solids have that gases don t?
A solid has definite volume and shape, a liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape, and a gas has neither a definite volume nor shape.
Why do liquid and gas can move freely?
The kinetic energy of the molecule is greater than the attractive force between them, thus they are much farther apart and move freely of each other. In most cases, there are essentially no attractive forces between particles. This means that a gas has nothing to hold a specific shape or volume.
Why do liquids flow and solids do not?
Because the particles don’t move, solids have a definite shape and volume, and can’t flow. LIQUIDS – This means that liquid particles are further apart and can move about more easily. This is because the forces of attraction between the water particles pull the particles at the surface together.
solid are tightly packed, usually in a regular pattern. Particles in a: gas vibrate and move freely at high speeds. liquid vibrate, move about, and slide past each other. solid vibrate (jiggle) but generally do not move from place to place. Liquids and solids are often referred to as condensed phases because the particles are very close together.
Why is a solid cannot be compressed into a liquid?
This explains the fixed shape of a solid and why it can’t be compressed or poured. In a liquid the particles still touch their neighbours but they move around, sliding over each other. This is why you can pour, but not compress, a liquid.
Why do gases fill its container completely even if it is not?
The atoms and molecules in gases are much more spread out than in solids or liquids. They vibrate and move freely at high speeds. A gas will fill any container, but if the container is not sealed, the gas will escape.
How does a gas turn into a liquid?
Gas becomes a liquid or a solid; Through ‘condensation’ it can become a liquid (thickens), reverse that process ‘evaporation’ and it can be a gas again (pressure or temperature or both may be involved). Gas by a process of ‘deposition’ can become a solid and miss out the liquid state.