liquid, gas, and plasma phases must be contained to remain in the same shape. Solid retains it's shape without containment.
a solid
No, a phase is a physical characteristic. The substance may or may not have definite shape and volume.
Mater in the liquid phase would display this characteristic. In the vapour and plasma phase both the shape AND volume are not fixed.
There is no such state of matter. Solid has a definite shape and volume, liquid has a definite volume but not a definite shape, gases have neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.
Of the three classic phases or states (solid, liquid, gas), gases do not have a defined shape or volume, which is determined by the shape and volume of their containers. A sample will have a defined mass, and the volume into which that mass is confined determines the pressure of the gas.
Solid.
A state of matter having definite volume but no definite shape is called, "liquid".
a liquid
liquid
the solid phase
a solid.
a solid
gaseous phase
Solids are the only phase of matter which have a fixed shape and volume.
a solide has a shape of its shape and volume
a solide has a shape of its shape and volume
gas