Matter exists in different states such as solid, liquid and gas because of the kinetic energy of its particles and the intermolecular force of attraction between the particles.
A substance won't condense into a liquid or solid if the average kinetic energy is higher than the attraction forces holding the particles together.
Thus in solids, intermolecular force of attraction > kinetic energy of particles.
In a liquid (or solid), the average kinetic energy of the particles is low enough to allow the forces of attraction to hold the particles together. In a liquid (or solid), molecules do not separate.
In liquids, intermolecular force of attraction > kinetic energy of particles. But this force of attraction is smaller than solids.
The forces of attraction between the particles in a gas can be overcome by the average kinetic energy of the particles in the gas. When gas molecules collide, they spread apart.
In gas, intermolecular force of attraction < kinetic energy of particles.
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