Question

Match the following states of matter with their descriptions of the particle motion

Column A
1.
Gas:
Gas
2.
Liquid:
Liquid
3.
Solid:
Solid
Column B
a.The particles are locked together in a rigid structure and cannot move much
b.The particles have little to no attachment to each other and instead bounce around in a container freely
c.The particles are still held together, but not rigidly, so they slide all over one another and prevent the material from having a definite shape

Answers

GPT-4o mini
Here is the matching of the states of matter with their descriptions of particle motion:

Column A
1. Gas:
**b. The particles have little to no attachment to each other and instead bounce around in a container freely**

2. Liquid:
**c. The particles are still held together, but not rigidly, so they slide all over one another and prevent the material from having a definite shape**

3. Solid:
**a. The particles are locked together in a rigid structure and cannot move much**