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Gas will take the shape of whatever container it is in. One of the characteristics of a gas is that it has no definite shape or volume.
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What determines the shape and volume of a gas in a continer?
Gas doesn't have a shape or volume of itself. Gas will take the internal shape and volume of whatever container you put it in.
Which state of matter has a define size and shape?
Solids. Gas and liquids take the shape of their containers and therefore don't have a definite size or shape
What state of matter does not take the shape of the container it is in and why?
a LIQUID
What state of matter changes shape when placed into a container?
Both a gas (carbon dioxide) and a liquid (water) will take on the shape of the containers.
Does a gas fill any volume it occupies?
Gases do not have very specific shapes they take whatever shape surrounds them. Gas in a cubic container will take the same cubic shape as that container. Same for any shape. In the absence of gravity, a gas will expand to fill the space of any empty volume at constant pressure. If the temperature is uniform, it will be at uniform density at all points.
What determines the shape and volume of a gas in a continer?
Gas doesn't have a shape or volume of itself. Gas will take the internal shape and volume of whatever container you put it in.
Does gas takes the shape of the container?
Yes. A gas will take on both the shape and size of tis container.
What takes a shape of the container solid liquid or gas?
A gas and a liquid will both take the shape of their container. However only a gas will take on the volume of its container as well.
Does helium have a shape?
Helium is a gas and will take the shape of the container it is taken
In which state or states will take the shape of its container?
Both a gas and a liquid will take the shape of its container.
Does gas have shape and will volume affect it?
Gas tends to take the shape of the volume it's in. If the volume is reduced, then the pressure of the gas will increase.
In matter which state or states will take the shape of its container?
Both a gas and a liquid will take the shape of its container.
Can a gas change shape and volume?
Yes, they can take the shape and volume of their container.
What shape does ch4 take?
Methane is a gas and so takes the shape of the container that it is in.
What does not have a definite shape and does not take up a definite amount of space?
Matter that has no definite shape or volume is a gas.
Which states of matter take the shape of the container?
Gas and liquid will take it
Takes the shape and size of any container?
Matter in the liquid state can take the shape of a container. However, a liquid has a definite volume. On the other hand, a gas can do both, that is take the shape and volume or size of a container.
