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No. Solids are resistant to changes in both shape and volume.
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∙ 11y agoNo not unless they are melted into liquid.
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∙ 8y agoSolids retain their shape. It is liquids, gasses, and plasmas that take the shape of their containers.
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∙ 8y agoSolids retain their shape.
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∙ 13y agoYes.
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When sand is placed in a container why doesn't it take on the shape of the container?
This is because sand is very tiny. Thus, it will stack up and take the shape of the container. Sand is solid so it has a definite shape. Adam the pro
What is something that will always take up the shape and volume of its container?
Air (a gas).
What are the properties of liquids?
liquids freeze and boil.liquids:Do not keep their shape, they take the shape of the container they are inFlowCannot be compressed (keep the same volume)Liquids are used where we need something to flow e.g. for making a drink, or when we need something to take up the shape of a container such as a mould. A good example of this is making a jelly. The jelly (solid) has to be turned into a liquid (in this case by dissolving) so that it takes up the shape of the mould. It is then left to set (i.e. go solid again) so that it keeps its shape when removed from the mould.
What is Volume of a liquid?
Volume is represented by how much space a solid, liquid, or gas takes up. Liquids can take the shape of any container they are put in. However, unlike a gas, they have a given volume.
What are the 3 properties of liquids?
liquids freeze and boil.liquids:Do not keep their shape, they take the shape of the container they are inFlowCannot be compressed (keep the same volume)Liquids are used where we need something to flow e.g. for making a drink, or when we need something to take up the shape of a container such as a mould. A good example of this is making a jelly. The jelly (solid) has to be turned into a liquid (in this case by dissolving) so that it takes up the shape of the mould. It is then left to set (i.e. go solid again) so that it keeps its shape when removed from the mould.
How does a gas take up the shape of a container?
It will completely fill the container.
What do gases and liquids have in common that is not true for solids?
They both expand when heated. They both can be compressed to take up less space. They are both fluids, that is, they flow (particles move freely around one another) and they take the shape of their container.
Can liquids shape themselves?
Liquids will take up the shape of the container.
How is solid differ from solid?
Gas expands to fill up it's container, while if solids are put into the same container, the will not expand. They will stay the same size and shape.
How is solid different from gas?
Gas expands to fill up it's container, while if solids are put into the same container, the will not expand. They will stay the same size and shape.
When sand is placed in a container why doesn't it take on the shape of the container?
This is because sand is very tiny. Thus, it will stack up and take the shape of the container. Sand is solid so it has a definite shape. Adam the pro
In what way are solids different from liquids?
liquids don't have a particular form solids do and take up a shape liquids do not.
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 states take up a definite amount of space?
Solids and liquids take up a definite amount of space, where as a gas will fill its container.
Does a liquid take up space?
Yes. To clarify: Solids : Take up a definite space and have defined shape Liquids : Take up a definite space but have no defined shape Gas : Have no defined space or shape.
Why do liquid take up the the shape of the container in which are kept?
because liquid doesn't have fixed shape
What is Description of each state of matter with example?
The solids have definite(fixed) size and shape ::::::::: ::::::::: The Liguids have no definite(fixed) shape, but a definite volme, it will take up the shape of the conainer it is in. "":,.,;';',.;,'.,;'.,; ,;.',;.',;,';.',;.,,; The Gas has no definite(fixed) shape or volume, so it completely fills the container its in and takes the shape of the container. . .. . . ' . . . . . .. . . .
