1. States of Matter

 

CIE IGCSE Chemistry 

Cambridge Chapter 1

Where to go from here  CIE IGCSE Chemistry  Cambridge Chapter 1 IGCSE 0620 All Chapters The table below summarizes the arrangement and movement of the particles in solids, liquids and gases, and shows simple diagrams for the arrangement of the particles. States of matter 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.

Solids

The table shows some of the properties of solids and why they are like this.

Property	Why
Solids have a fixed shape and cannot flow	The particles cannot move from place to place
Solids cannot be compressed or squashed	The particles are close together and have no space to move into

Liquids