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Liquid
Liquids have the following characteristics:
no definite shape (takes the shape of its container)
has definite volume
particles are free to move over each other, but are still attracted to each other
Gas
Gases have the following characteristics:
no definite shape (takes the shape of its container)
no definite volume
particles move in random motion with little or no attraction to each other
highly compressible
Solid
Solids are defined by the following characteristics:
definite shape (rigid)
definite volume
particles vibrate around fixed axes
● An element is a substance whose atoms all have the same number of protons: another way of saying this is that all of a particular element's atoms have the same atomic number.
There are currently 118 accepted elements.
All elements have certain characteristics that are summarized on the periodic table. These characteristics include the element's symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass. You will learn how the number of protons in an atom relates to an element's atomic number, and explore how isotopes affect the atomic mass.