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A liquid (water) takes on the temperature you give it. You need to boil the water if you want to brew a cup of tea. Having brewed your cup of tea, it will take on the shape of the cup you use. Therefore, gas and liquids take on the shape of the container.
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Why liquid have fixed volume but no fixed shape?
Anything having a fixed volume but no fixed shape, but takes up the shape of the container it is in, is a good start point for the definition of a liquid. If it had a fixed shape or not a fixed volume (ignoring thermal expansion) it wouldn't be a liquid. Some stuff, like pitch at a certain temperature look like solids but can, over a period of years slowly take up the shape of the container. They might technically be called liquids but for most practical purposes be called solids.
What is the shape of a volatile liquid?
The shape of a volatile liquid, or any other liquid, will be that of a fixed volume that takes on the shape of its container.
A state of matter that has no fixed shape but that has a definite volume?
That defines a liquid.
What state of matter has no fixed shape but has definite volume?
Mater in the liquid phase would display this characteristic. In the vapour and plasma phase both the shape AND volume are not fixed.
State of matter with no definite shape but with definite volume?
No state of matter corresponds to this. Solids are the only state with definite shape, but they have a definite volume too.
What are the characterstics of liquid?
It has a fixed mass, volume and density at a fixed temperature. It does not have a fixed shape. It is incompressible.
What does the word liquid mean in science?
A substance which has no fixed shape, but takes on the shape of its container, and has a fixed volume at a fixed temperature. It is not compressible.
It has a definite volume but has no definite shape what is the answer?
A fixed quantity of liquid at a fixed temperature and pressure.
Why liquid have fixed volume but no fixed shape?
Anything having a fixed volume but no fixed shape, but takes up the shape of the container it is in, is a good start point for the definition of a liquid. If it had a fixed shape or not a fixed volume (ignoring thermal expansion) it wouldn't be a liquid. Some stuff, like pitch at a certain temperature look like solids but can, over a period of years slowly take up the shape of the container. They might technically be called liquids but for most practical purposes be called solids.
What are the differences between a liquid and a solid in volume?
By volume liquid can occupy the shape of the container ,but has got a fixed volume unless and until subjected to expansion by change in temperature and pressure. that way it is also compressible. but on the other hand solid has got fixed volume and fixed shape. it is less compressible. this is how they are different..
What phase has a fixed volume but not a fixed shape?
This phase is a liquid.
Does liquid have unfixed shape?
No, liquids do not have a fixed shape. They take the shape of the container they are in.
What is the phase of matter with no fixed shape but fixed volume?
Liquids have no definite shape; they take the shapes of their containers.Gases also have no definite shape, they take up any available space.
What is the definition for solid and liquid?
A solid has a fixed shape and a fixed volume. A liquid has a fixed volume, but assumes the shape of its container. A gas assumes both the shape and volume of its container.
Can liquids change shape?
a liquid does not have a fixed shape
Can shape separate a solid from a liquid?
Sort of, Solids have a fixed shape, while liquids have no fixed shape.
What is the shape of a volatile liquid?
The shape of a volatile liquid, or any other liquid, will be that of a fixed volume that takes on the shape of its container.
