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What state of matter can expand or contract depending on the volume of its container?
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How can heat cause matter to contract?
The application of heat energy usually causes matter to expand, not contract.There one or two exceptions, eg. water (as ice) contracts as you melt the ice.
If matter expands to fill the volume of its container it is a?
if matter expands to fill the volume of its container its a suspension.
What is the matter in a gas state will out to fill its container?
it will move randomly and quickly to fill the empty space in the container..that's how the matter in a gas do to fill the container.. P/s: gas is matter that has mass and occupied space.
What state of matter will always take the shape and volume of its container?
the state of matter that changes shape when placed in a different container is water
What happens if the subject matter of a contract is destroyed?
The contract is void.
What matter expand and contract?
explain how temperature affects matter using the words contract and expand
Does matter expand or contract when it is heated?
Expand
Does matter expand or contract when it's heated?
Expand
Does matter contract or expand when heated?
Matter expands when it is heated.
What will matter in a gaseous state do to fill its container?
Gases will expand to fill their containers.
Does matter expand or contract when heated up?
Matter expands when it is heated.
What will matter in a gas state do?
It will expand to fill the container and change shape to conform to the interior of the container.
How does matter react to cooling?
Cold causes matter to contract. Heat causes matter to expand.
Does a substance change mass if it changes physically?
No. Mass is a measure of how much matter is in an object, and that does not change when the matter changes states. The matter will either contract or expand, depending on the current state and the state to be reached, but that does not change how much matter is in the object.
What are examples of expansions and contractions of matter?
Basically, matter can expand or contract due to changes in temperature, or in pressure.
What phase of matter has its volume determined by its container?
A gas. Gas will expand to fill the available space.
Matter phase in which a substance will take on the shape of its container but not expand to fill the containe?
liquid phase
