Liquid Particles in the liquid state of matter are close together, allowing them to touch or remain in proximity, but they possess enough kinetic energy to slide past one another, enabling flow without a fixed shape.

Particle Arrangements

• Solids: Particles are tightly packed in a fixed, regular pattern and vibrate in place without sliding past each other.

• Liquids: Particles are close but disordered, vibrating and moving to slide over one another.

• Gases: Particles are far apart with high-speed, random motion and no significant interaction.

This distinction arises from intermolecular forces and thermal energy, with liquids balancing attraction and mobility.