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What does it mean when a liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape?
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∙ 13y ago
A liquid can move, so it can change its shape. But since it is not a gas, it can't change its volume.
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What does the three states of matter mean?
The three states of matter is solid, liquid, and gas and solid mean thick it has definite shape, mass, and other thing i forgotLiquid means that it has the shape of it's containerGas is the air we breathe
What does it mean if a state of matter has definite shape?
Its a solid.
What does mass mean scientifically?
It is a large coherent body of matter without a definite shape
How do you measure an irregularly shaped object?
Do you mean volume? If possible drop the item in a measured volume of water or other liquid and remeasure the volume, then subract the to numbers to get the volume of the item.
What is the dimension of the flow rate?
This question is not specific enough to answer. If we knew which type of flow rate you were speaking of we could answer this. For example there is a volumetric flow rate which is the volume of fluid that passes through any given surface per unit time.
Liquids have a definite volume and what?
No. It takes the shape of it's container.So does a gas.Only a solid has a definite shape and size.____________________________WRONG! The answer is YES. A liquid may not have a definite shape, but it has a definite volume. If you had 10 mL of water in a cup, and you spilled it all on the floor, on the floor is still 10 mL of water, no? So yes to the volume, and no to the shape.____________________________Lol, seems to me you mean yes and no. But, the answer is actually no, since it does not have definite volume AND definite shape. It only has definite volume, since for shape, it takes the shape of its container.
What does it mean to have no definite volume or shape?
They do not have the exact volume or shape.
Is a Substance is a liquid it has a definite volume and definite shape?
Definite volume and definite shape mean they aren't going to change, regardless of the container you put them in. In other words, it's a solid. Whether you put a cement brick in a square box, triangle shaped box or heart shaped box, the brick's shape is still a rectangle. A liquid doesn't have a fixed shape - it will take the shape of whatever container you put it in.
What do gas mean?
No definite volume or shape.
Does definite shape and volume also mean a solid?
Yes.
What is the part of matter?
Atoms make up matter. Inside of atoms are electrons (negitive charge), protons (positive charge), and nuetrons (no charge). If you mean the States of Matter . . . There are 3 main States of Matter. Solid, Liquid, & Gas. Solid: Particles are packed closely together, and solids have a definite shape and a definite volume. Liquid: Particles are loosely packed, have no definite shape but a definite volume. Gas: Particles are spread out, and have no definite shape and no definite volume. There is a 4th state of matter, Plasma, but that only occurs in very hot temperature. Like stars for example. P.S. Lava is liquid, NOT plasma, even though it is very hot!
What have neither definite shape nor volume?
If you are talking about physical objects, there are few objects at subatomic scales that can be considered to have no shape or volume. For example, a singularity at the center of a black hole, not the event horizon but the actual singularity that creates all the effects you see around it, is an infinitely small point in space: no shape or volume (as you will see in the next paragraph). If you are asking mathematically (geometrically), then the only structure, with both those characteristics, is a point. Whatever the space you choose to use to observe a point in a geometrical point of view, a point is always infinitely small. If it had any shape or volume, then that would imply there would be more points composing it, which would mean it was actually not a point. A line has no volume, but it does have shape, and everything with limits along more dimensions has volume.
What state of matter has no definite shape and no definite value?
By "value" you mean "volume," yes? If so, the answer(s) are gas and plasma.
What does do you have a solid mean?
matter with a definite shape and volume and has tightly packed particles that move mainly by vibrating
Is shape a solid liquid or gas?
A shape is intangible, it's just an outline or configuration of something else. So it is neither a solid, liquid, or gas... it isn't matter.However, I do think you mean to say, "Which forms a definite shape: a solid, liquid, or gas?". In this case, only a solid has a definite shape. Liquids and gases take on the shape of its container, which can vary. Solids are the only state of matter that have their own shape, not dependent on a container.
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.
Which stater has a shape of its own solid liquid or gas?
I'm assuming you mean state. Solids have a definite shape, unlike liquids, which take the shape of their container, and gases, which completely fill their container.
