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Gases have volumes that are dependent on the container it's in; as well as pressure, temperature, and how much of it there is. If one or more of those variables change, then other variables are going to change too. For example, if you raise the temperature of a gas, then the pressure will also increase because temperature is directly proportional to pressure in a fixed amount of gas (see Gay-Lussac's law).
This also works for volume: for example, as the pressure goes up, the volume goes down (see Boyle's law). Any one of those factors has influence on a gas because of its unique structure. The particles of both solids and liquids are not free moving and exist within the mass. But particles of gas are free moving with much a lot more space between each particle than in a liquid or solid, making gases highly compressible when pressure and temperature assert themselves. So it is a gases "free moving" structure that enables the volume of a set amount to change.
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What state of matter has a definite shape but indefinite volume?
There is none a state of matter with such a property ;Solids have Definite Volumes and Definite Shapes ;Liquids have Definite Volumes but Indefinite Shapes ;Gases have Indefinite Volumes and Indefinite Shapes .
What are the characterictics of a gas?
A gas is a state of matter that is characterized by its indefinite shape and indefinite volume.
A substance that has a fixed volume but an indefinite shape is?
a liquid
An object that has definite volume but indefinite shape is a?
Gas is an object that has no definite shape or volume. Solids and liquids have volume.
What matter state is definite volume and an indefinite shape?
This is the liquid state.
What do solids liquids and gases have that are different?
Structure. Solids have definite shape and definite volume. Liquids have definite volume but indefinite shape. Gases have both indefinite shape and indefinite volume.
Which is the stae of matter that has an indefinite shape and indefinite volume?
Gases
Is gas and liquid's compersabile?
Only gases are compressible, for they have an indefinite shape and volume. Liquids, however, cannot be compressed, for they have an indefinite shape, but a definite volume.
Does a liquid have an indefinite volume?
The meaning of indefinite volume is that the sample would expand to fill the entire container. Gases are the only thing to do this.
Does a liquid have definite shape or no definite shape?
Yes; Solids have definite volume and shapes. Gases have indefinite volume and shapes. Liquids have definite volume, indefinite shape.
What is the opposite of definite in volume?
The opposite of definite in volume (solids and liquids) would be indefinite in volume, as in gases, which can vary in volume for a given mass (pressure).
What state of matter has a definite shape but indefinite volume?
There is none a state of matter with such a property ;Solids have Definite Volumes and Definite Shapes ;Liquids have Definite Volumes but Indefinite Shapes ;Gases have Indefinite Volumes and Indefinite Shapes .
What is a property of both the solid state and the liquid state?
Both gases and liquids have an indefinite shape - they will take the shape of the container they are held in. The difference between gases and liquids is that liquids have a definite volume while a gas does not.
Is shaving foam a solid liquid gas or plasma?
Shaving foam is a Liquid, it has a definite volume, but no definite shape. Solids have definite shape and gases have indefinite volume
Is a solid a physical state of matter?
A solid is a state of matter has a definite volume and definite shape.
What have indefinite shape and indefinite volume?
These are the gaseous substances.
State in which matter has definite shape volume?
Solids. Liquids and gases take the shape of the container they're in and the volume of gases changes with pressure and temperature.
