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Both a liquid and a gas take the shape of their containers. The difference is that the liquid has a definite volume, and the gas simply diffuses to all portions of the container it is put in.

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What State Of Matter Takes The Shape Of It's Container?

Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (with solid, liquid and plasma being the other states). It has the distinction of taking both the shape and the volume of the container that it is in. If you want to include plasma, that too will expand - acting like a gas. So will supercritical fluids which might be considered gases by some definitions, but not by others..


What is matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container?

A liquid. A gas has no definite volume, as it's volume is whatever the volume of the container it is in happens to be. A solid, by it's nature of being solid, will not take on the shape of it's container.


What are some characteristics of liquid matter?

Liquid matter has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container. It flows and takes on the shape of its container due to weak intermolecular forces. Liquids have a density higher than gases but lower than solids.


What kind of matter takes the shape and size of any container?

Gases can take the shape and size of any container because they have particles with high kinetic energy that move freely and independently. This allows them to fill and conform to the shape of their container.


What does the word liquid mean in science?

In science, "liquid" refers to a state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container. Liquids flow and can be poured, but do not expand to fill the entire space of a container like gases.

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What is the matter that takes the shape but not its volume of its container?

The matter that takes the shape but not the volume of its container is a gas. Gases have particles that are far apart and move freely, allowing them to fill the shape of their container but not have a fixed volume.


Which state of matter takes the shape of the container it in?

Both a gas and a liquid will take the shape of its container.


What is Matter that takes the shape and volume of its container?

Liquid


What is a type of matter that takes the shape of its container?

a fluid


When matter is in a liquid or gas state it takes the shape of its?

...container.


Which phrase of matter takes on the shape?

Of its container? Liquids and gasses.


Which state of matter takes the shape of the container?

gases and liquids


Which state of matter takes the shape of container?

gases and liquids


Which states of matter takes the shape and volume of its container?

a liquid


Which physical state takes the shape of its container but always takes up the same amount of space?

The physical state that takes the shape of its container but always occupies the same amount of space is a liquid. Liquids have a definite volume, meaning they do not change their volume regardless of the container they are in. However, they will conform to the shape of the container, filling it from the bottom up.


A material can be classified as a liquid if?

A liquid is a matter as it occupies space and has mass.


What states of matter takes the shape of its container?

A gas is a state of matter that takes the shape of its container. Gas particles are free to move around and fill the space available to them, allowing the gas to expand or be compressed to fit the container's shape.