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No. Solids have definite shape and mass. Liquids, however, DO spread to take the shape of their container.
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The answer depends on the solid.
If you dumped a large solid metal cube into a truck, it would not "spread outward" to fill a container.
If you dumped small BBs (think BB gun BBs) into the same truck, the BBs would spread out & fill the container (if you poured enough of the BBs into the container to fill it). Both are solids, but one solid will not 'spread out' like the others.
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What is the difference between the behavior of a solid and a gas in a sealed container?
The gas expand to fill the volume of the container.
Is paste a solid?
paste is a solid because it does not spread to fill the bottom of the container.
Does a gas has both the shape and volume of its container?
A gas will expand to fill its container. This gives the gas the shape and volume of its container.
Why does a liquid expand to fill the container completely?
Liquids expand because their molecular structure allows them to move. Unlike solids, liquids are not constrained to one shape. That is why they can expand.
Is physical state expands to fill up whatever container it is in is a solid liquid or gas?
gas
What is the difference between the behavior of a solid and a gas in a sealed container?
The gas expand to fill the volume 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.
What phase of of matter has its volume determined by its container?
A gas. Gas will expand to fill the available space.
What will matter in a gaseous state do to fill its container?
Gases will expand to fill their containers.
Does a solid fill a container it is in?
well, it depends on the size of the solid and container.
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.
A fluid that will expand to fill a closed container is called a what?
gas
What will matter in a gas state do?
It will expand to fill the container and change shape to conform to the interior of the container.
Why is water call a liquid?
at room temperature, water is considered a liquid because it has a definite volume (it does not expand to fill its container like a gas) but not a definite shape (it takes the shape of its container, as opposed to a solid which keeps its shape regardless of the container it is in).
Why a solid does not fill the container completely?
possibly because the liquid didnt have enough volume to fill the container also because logicaly we dont really fill a container to the rim instead we get a container that is a little bigger.............just the way the human body works
Does gas have definate volume?
No, gases expand to fill the container that they inhabit.
Why can a liquid expand to take the shape of its container but not expand to fill the container?
It doesn't expand to take the shape of its container, but it flows because the particles can slide past each other, and the bonds are loose, and not completely broken, whereas in gases, the bonds between particles have been broken down, and so they can move apart and fill the container.
