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.
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..
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.
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.
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.
A liquid is a substance that can be poured and takes the shape 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.
Both a gas and a liquid will take the shape of its container.
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Of its container? Liquids and gasses.
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A liquid is a matter as it occupies space and has mass.
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.
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