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Jane puts a substance into a beaker This substance takes the shape of the beaker but does not fill to the edge of the beaker This substance is likely?
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What type of substance can be poured and takes the shape of its container?
"liquids"
What type of substance can be poured and takes the shape of it container?
"liquids"
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.
Do liquid have shape?
A liquid has an indefinite shape. It takes the shape of its container.
What do you call the substance that takes in or dissolves or takes in the solute?
It is the solvent.
What is a substance that takes the shape of the container?
Substances which take the shape of a container are said to have an "Indefinite Shape" or fluids
What type of substance can be poured and takes the shape of its container?
"liquids"
What type of substance can be poured and takes the shape of it container?
"liquids"
What type of substance can be poured and takes the shape of it's container?
"liquids"
What is defined a fluid?
A substance that is not a solid or gas, takes the shape of its container, has definite volume, but no definite shape.
A certain substance a cannot be compressed but takes up the shape of any container in which it is placedwhat can be its physical state?
It it takes the shape of the container, it can not be a solid. So, that narrows it down to being a liquid or a gas. A gas is easily compressed, so, the answer is most likely it is a liquid. Caveat: liquids can be compressed, but not easily.
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.
Why is it that liquid has definite volume and has no shape?
liquid consists of free moving particles so it just takes the shape of whatever is is in (beaker, glass etc..) and plus you can measure exactly how much liquid you have, though I'm not sure about the shape part
What state of matter is Carbon?
It depends on the pressure and temperature.
What shape is water?
Water takes the shape of whatever it surrounds but on the surface it takes on a level shape
What is substance that takes in or dissolves other substance.?
Solvent
Does rock have a definite shape?
Well, a specific rock takes up a specific amount of space, as well as a specific shape. Depending on the type of rock, you can change that definite shape by chipping or cracking it.
