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Matter changes both its shape and volume when it is in a gaseous state. Imagine oxygen: if you have a syringe full of oxygen, the oxygen is in the shape of the syringe, but if you let it out, it would readily lose this shape as it escaped into the environment. If you do not let it out, and instead push the syringe, you are compressing the oxygen; in other words, you are making the volume of the oxygen smaller by making it more dense. Oxygen, as with any other gas, does not have a fixed shape or volume.
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ā 13y agoGas can change its volume and shape easily as because it takes the shape of the container it is kept in and the container can be any thing from a small box with a small volume to a huge room!
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ā 13y agoA liquid is a state of matter that can change its shape but not its volume
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ā 13y agoActually all three states of matter can do this, but the gas state in the most.
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ā 16y agoall three states of matter can do this.
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Which state of matter shows the largest change in volume when warmed or cooled?
The state of matter that shows the largest change in volume when warmed or cooled is gas. Liquids and solids increase and decrease in volume in response to temperature change as well, but not to the same magnitude as gases.
Which state of matter has neither definite shape nor volume?
The state of matter that has no definite shape or volume is a gas.
What is the state of matter with a indefinite shape and a fixed volume?
liquid is the state of matter having indefinite shape but fixed volume.
A characteristic of matter that is exhibited without a change in identity?
the volume or mass of the matter. it can change states such as solid liquid or gas, which would be deemed to be the same chemical identity, but a different state of matter
Which physical state is described as having a variable shape and variable volume?
The volume of a gas is subject to change with temperature and pressure.
What state of matter undergoes change in volume most easily?
Gases adapt most easily to changes in volume.
What state of matter unergoes change in volume most easily?
A gas will undergo a change in volume more easily than either a liquid or a solid.
State of matter that does not have a definite shape of definite volume?
A state of matter that does not have a definite shape or definite volume would be a Gas. Gases are easily compressible compared to liquids, and change to any shape they occupy.
What state of matter undergoes changes in volume easily?
Gas
What state of matter does not change in volume?
Changes in the states of matter - or phase changes - do entail changes in volume.
What state of matter can change its shape but not its volume?
A liquid.
What state of matter does not change in volume but has surface tension?
liguid
In witch state of matter does shape and volume not change?
Solid.
What do yo understand by solid state of matter?
Solid state of matter is characterized by resistance to a change in volume or shape.
What state of matter is a matter with a shape and volume that don't change?
I almost positive that's solid
Which state of matter shows the largest change in volume when warmed or cooled?
The state of matter that shows the largest change in volume when warmed or cooled is gas. Liquids and solids increase and decrease in volume in response to temperature change as well, but not to the same magnitude as gases.
Matter that a definite volume and a definite shape is?
A Solid because it has the same volume and shape unless you change its state of matter, it wont have the same volume or shape.
