Solid: a metallic knife, a piece of wood, a glass beaker. Liquid: water, wine, beer. Gas: air, methane gas, argon.
liquid
solid liquid
Liquid.
Solid
it is a gas
The general classes of colloids are sols (solid particles dispersed in a liquid), gels (cross-linked networks of solid particles dispersed in a liquid), and emulsions (liquid droplets dispersed in another liquid).
Decantation is suitable for separating heterogeneous mixtures of a solid and a liquid, where the solid settles at the bottom of the container. Examples include separating sand from water, or sediment from a suspension of particles in a liquid.
change of a liquid to a solid
A gas is not a liquid or a solid.
Whether the solid will float or sink in a solid-liquid mixture depends on the relative densities of the solid and the liquid. If the density of the solid is greater than that of the liquid, then the solid will sink. If the density of the solid is less than that of the liquid, then the solid will float.
The process of turning a solid into a liquid is called melting, and turning a liquid back into a solid is called freezing.