Gases-Gasses | Commonly Confused Words
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Gases vs. Gasses

Gases

Substances in a state of matter with no fixed shape that expand to fill their container

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Gasses

Substances in a state of matter where particles move freely, not liquid or solid

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Gases is the plural of gas referring primarily to matter in a gaseous state.
  • Gasses is a verb referring to the act of emitting or being affected by gas.
  • Think of masses which refers to a large collection, like gases referring to multiple types of gas.
  • The double s in gasses makes it a verb, just like passes.
  • Visualizing a gas tank being filled helps distinguish gasses (as in putting gas) from gases (the state of matter).
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