Particle Arrangement in Three States

Part of States of Matter · Section 2 of 13

DiagramUnit: Particle ModelGCSE

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📊 Particle Arrangement in Three States

Particle arrangement in solids (fixed grid, vibrating), liquids (close but moving), and gases (spread out, fast random motion)

Figure 1: Particle arrangement and movement in solid, liquid, and gas states.

Practice questions for States of Matter

In which state of matter are particles arranged in a regular pattern and only vibrate about fixed positions?

  • A. Solid
  • B. Liquid
  • C. Gas
  • D. Plasma
1 markfoundation

Explain what happens to the particles in a solid when it is heated until it melts. Include what happens to the temperature during melting.

3 marksstandard

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Particles in solid?
Regular pattern, vibrate in fixed positions
Particles in gas?
Random, far apart, fast in all directions

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