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There are relatively strong forces between the particles (atoms or molecules), that keep them together.
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Why does a liquid take the shape of its container but does not expand to fill its volume?
bc a liquid has fixed molecules, and cannot expand unless changed to a different state of matter. When changed to a gas, this liquid's molecules move much faster and can expand to take more room. When changed to a solid (frozen) the mass expands by a little bit, and the molecules slow down.
What doesn't have a definite size and takes the shape of their container?
A gas or a plasma takes on the entire size (volume) and shape of its container. A liquid takes the shape of its container but always has a definite size (volume) and may not completely fill its container.
The shape of a liquid depends upon its?
A liquid takes the shape of its container.
What type of tool would you use to find the volume of a liquid?
Measure the container itself, or measure the mass of the liquid and the container and find the density of that certain liquid has and isolate for the volume.
How will you determine when the unknown liquid in the flask has completely vaporized?
The unkown liquid in the flask has completely vaporized when there is no liquid in the flask.
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.
Why doesn't liquid expand to fill a container completely?
There are relatively strong forces between the particles (atoms or molecules), that keep them together.
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.
Does a liquid take up a different amount of space than gas in a container?
Gas will always fill any container that it is in, since it will expand to fill any available space. Liquid does not expand, it has a fixed volume, therefore depending upon how much liquid you pour into your container, the container may or may not be filled.
What state of matter can expand or contract depending on the volume of its container?
Liquid
Does liquid takes up a definite amount of space?
Yes, a liquid does take up a definite amount of space, which is to say that it has a definite volume. A liquid takes the shape of its container but does not expand to fill it completely like a gas would.
What describes the properties of a liquid?
it completely fills its container, takes the shape of its container
List properties of a liquid?
A liquid has a definite volume but an indefinite shape. It takes the shape of its container.
Why not measure amounts of liquid when hot?
Heat = expansion. The water molecules expand when heated. The container will expand, and then the measurment will be off?
What is state in which a substance completely fills its container called?
Gas completely fills its container, liquid stays as a unit and fills the container with respect to gravity, and solids do not fill their containers
Matter phase in which a substance will take on the shape of its container but not expand to fill the containe?
liquid phase
What causes a liquid to bend and take the shape of its container but not fill it completely?
In a liquid, you have atoms or molecules which are bonded to each other to a sufficient degree that they stay close to each other, so they do not just expand as a gas would, to fill a container, but they are not bonded so strongly as to become a solid, so their relative positions can freely shift, resulting in a shapeless substance that takes the shape of its container.
