Water molecules are packed

more closely together than the

long molecules that make up oil.
The oxygen atoms in water are
also smaller and heavier than the
carbon atoms in oil. This
contributes to making water
more dense than oil.
Water molecules have the same mass
and size. They are packed close
together, but are always moving. Even
though they are moving, their packing
is the same throughout the entire
sample.
Since the water is the same
throughout an entire sample, the
density is the same for any amount of
water.
HEATING MOLECULES
OF A GAS

The molecules of a gas have very little
attraction for one another and so barely
interact with each other.
When the molecules of a gas are heated, they
move faster.
The faster moving molecules inside the
balloon push against the material the balloon
is made out of.
This push from the inside air overcomes the
inward pull of the balloon, making the balloon
get bigger.
The molecules shown are from
three different substances that
are all at room temperature.
In the solid, molecules are
strongly attracted to one another
they vibrate but do not move
past one another, and molecules
stay in fixed positions because of
their strong attractions for one
another. A solid has a definite
volume and a definite shape.
In the liquid, molecules are
attracted to one another,
molecules vibrate but are also
able to move past one another, a
liquid has a definite volume but
does not have a definite shape.
In the gas, molecules are not
attracted to each other much at
all. The molecules in gas vibrate
and are also able to move freely
past each other. A gas does not
have a definite shape of volume.
Gas molecules will spread out
evenly to fill any container.