A liquid is made up of tiny vibrating particles of matter, such as atoms, held together by intermolecular bonds. Like a gas, a liquid is able to flow and take the shape of a container. Unlike a gas, a liquid maintains a fairly constant density and does not disperse to fill every space of a container. A liquid is a type of matter with specific properties that make it less rigid than a solid but more rigid than a gas. A liquid can flow and does not have a specific shape like a solid. Instead, a liquid conforms to the shape of the container in which it is held.
Water and alcohol are miscible liquids i.e. they will appear in a single phase and completely mix with each other to give us a solution. So this is an example of a liquid in liquid mixture. Gases, liquids and solids are all made up of atoms, molecules, and/or ions, but the behaviors of these particles differ in the three phases. The following figure illustrates the microscopic differences. Microscopic view of a gas.
Liquids may be divided into two general categories: pure liquids and liquid mixtures. The major component of a solution is called the solvent. The minor component of a solution is called the solute.
