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Unlike the particles that make up solids and liquids, gas particles have a large amount of empty space between them. The space that gas particles occupy is the gas's volume, which can change because of temperature and pressure.

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because the are different one is gas (steam) and other is liquid(water)

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because they are different states of a structure. it's the different stages it can go through

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The density and viscosity of liquids are greater.

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The strength of the intermolecular forces are very different.

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