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a solid is different from a liquid in shape and volume because a solid has a fixed shape and a liquid is not a fixed shape and it takes shape of its container.

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How are liquid mass and liquid volume alike?

Liquids, like solids have a definite volume. While liquids don't have a definite shape, they can take the shape of a container which can be measured the same way as with solids.


At room temperature all the metalloids are solids while most nonmetals are?

liquids or gases. This is because metalloids have properties that are intermediate between metals and nonmetals, allowing them to exist as solids at room temperature. Meanwhile, many nonmetals have lower melting points and boiling points, resulting in their existence as gases or liquids at room temperature.


What would the world be without solids?

Without solids, the world would be drastically different, as solids provide structure and stability to our environment. Buildings, roads, and furniture would be impossible, leaving us with a chaotic landscape of liquids and gases. Everyday objects like food, clothing, and tools would be absent, severely limiting our ability to live and thrive. The absence of solids would fundamentally alter the way we interact with the world, making it nearly uninhabitable for humans and most life forms.


Why does sound travel qiuckest through a solid?

Sound is a mechanical wave. It requires a medium for propagation. Since the particles in a solid are close together, the sound energy is propagated way faster in solids rather than liquids and gases whose particles are not as close.


Why diffusion occurs more quickly in a gas than in a liquid?

Diffusion in gases is faster than in liquids because the particles in gas move way faster than in liquids. The gas particles therefore spread out more quickly and diffusion is completed faster.

Related Questions

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.


What are some examples of how gases are different from liquids and solids?

I can only tell you that gases are does not have a difinite shape and volume . E.g air / nitrogen / carbon dioxide / water vapour / . . .


How are liquids and solids the same?

Liquids and solids are same in the way that they are made out of the same atoms, just those atoms are being set in a different environment and temperature.


What are three way that matter can exist in?

Gasses, liquids and solids.


Why is gas denser than liquids and solids?

Gas isn't denser than liquids and solids. It's the other way around. And THIS is because the atoms in liquids and solids are closer together and there is less space to move around. In solid objects, the atoms are so close and compacted they don't move. in liquids, the atoms are a little bit farther apart. in gases, they are very spread out, making the amount of atoms LESS dense than the solids.


In what way are liquids and solids alike?

Liquids and solids are both considered condensed phases of matter because their particles are packed closely together. They both have a definite volume and maintain their shape, with solids having a fixed shape whereas liquids take the shape of their container.


How are liquid mass and liquid volume alike?

Liquids, like solids have a definite volume. While liquids don't have a definite shape, they can take the shape of a container which can be measured the same way as with solids.


How do they decide what temperature to bake food at?

The proper temperatures to bake different foods are determined by the way the ingredients in the food react to each other at different levels of heat. All of these are chemical reactions of different sorts, such as melting (solids turning to liquids) and evaporation (liquids turning to gas.)


Why solids transmit sound better than liquids and gases?

Solids transmit sound and vibration better than liquids and gases because solids' particles molecule's are stuck close together but gas' particles are far off wandering around while liquid's particles are not so close but closer than gas . The best sound/vibration creator is solids then liquids and last gases . Plus to put it in a way that any first grader would say is that a solid is hard so when you bang them together they make an astronomical sound . Its nothing really complex .


What way are liquid different from solid?

Solids are rigid.


Why does liquids have density?

Their volume and mass are easily tested so it is a nice way to characterise a liquid sample by. Solids and gases also have densities by the way


Do all liquids diffuse the same way?

no because different molecules have different sizes. Smaller molecules will diffuse faster than larger molecules.