(1) Matter exists in two principle principle forms: solid and fluid. Fluid is further sub-divided into liquid and gas. Distinguishing features among these are: (2) The solids, liquids and gases exhibit exhibit different characteristics on account of their different molecular structure. Spacing and the latitude of the motion of molecules is large in a gas, small in a liquid and extremely small in a solid. Accordingly, the intermolecular bonds are very weak in a gas, weak in a liquid and very strong in a solid. It is due to these aspects that solid is very compact and rigid in form, liquid accommodates accommodates itself to the shape of its container, and gas fills up the whole of the vessel containing it The word “exhibit” in Paragraph ((2) is closest in meaning to……….
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