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Question
Give reasons for the following:
Solids have a definite shape and are highly rigid while gases have to definite shape and are least rigid.
Solution
Solids have very closely packed atoms with minimum spaces between them while gases have atoms which are for apart with maximum spaces between them. Solids have a definite shape and are highly rigid while gases have no definite shape and are least rigid.
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