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because it does not have a definite volume or shape! it needs room to move around in the contaner!

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What substance expand to fill the entire volume of its container?

A gas can expand to fill the entire volume of its container because the particles are not confined and can move freely. When a gas is placed in a container, it will fill the entire space available to it.


What is the substance called that occupies the entire volume of the container?

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What phase of of matter has its volume determined by its container?

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Do particles in a gas fill the bottom of their containers regardless of the shape or volume of the container?

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How can you tell the substance in the container is a gas?

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Which state of matter spreads itself thinner and thinner until it fills the entire volume of the container irrespective of its size?

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What are the charectersticis of gas?

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If matter expands to fill the volume of its container it is a?

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What is the Formula to find volume of gas?

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