Particles in different states of matter exhibit distinct characteristics: solids have tightly packed particles in a fixed position that vibrate, liquids have particles that move past each other while in constant contact, and gas particles move independently except during collisions.
Particles in a solid are tightly packed together and often arranged in a regular pattern; in a liquid, they are close together with no regular arrangement; in a gas, they are far apart with no regular arrangement. Particles in a solid vibrate about fixed positions and do not generally move in relation to one another; in a liquid, they move past each other but remain in essentially constant contact; in a gas, they move independently of one another except when they collide.
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