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What does fluid mean?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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A fluid is any liquid or gas that cannot sustain a shearing force when at rest and that undergoes a continuous change in shape when subjected to such a stress.

Compressed fluids exert an outward pressure that is perpendicular to the walls of their containers. A perfect fluid lacks viscosity, but real fluids do not.

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Fluid is a substance that continually deforms(flows) under an applied shear stress. All gases are fluids, but not all liquids are fluids. Fluids are a subset of the phases of matter and include liquids, gases, plasmas and, to some extent,plastic solids.

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In chemistry, a fluid simply refers to an itemÊwithout a definite shape like a liquid or gas. This item can easily give in to outside pressure.

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A fluid is usually considered to be a substance that conforms to the shape of any container it is put into, but does not change in volume at different pressures.

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10y ago

fluids are liquids which can be any liquid

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All fluids doesn't resist to a shear force and can flow.

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a fluid is a liquid like substance

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