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because liquids are just copying the shape of its container
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∙ 9y agoBecause unlike a gas, a liquid is incompressible.
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because it is able to move freely
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What properties do gases and liquids share?
they are fluid
What are liquids solids gasses and plasmas?
The state of matter 1- having definite shape and definite volume issolid. 2- having indefinite shape but definite volume is liquid. and 3- having indefinite shape and indefinite volume is gas, while super heated gas having nuclei in a sea of electrons is plasma,the 4th state of matter the huge amount of plasma is in our nearby, the sun.
What is a properties of liquids?
Liquids have a definite measurable volume but no definite shape. They assume the shape of whatever vessel the liquid is poured into.
What Has a a definite size but no definite shape?
Liquids. They will take the shape of whatever you pour them into. As opposed to solids. Hard to pour a brick into anything.
How do shape and volume of a substance differ among its solid liquid and gas state?
Heat causes substances to change their state because, when heated, the molecules within the substance to move around faster. The faster the molecules bounce about, the weaker they are held together.
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.
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 are liquids defined as?
liquids are defined as matter that has a indefinite shape but a definite volume
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 .
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.
Hich state of matter is characterized by having an indefinite shape but a definite volume?
Liquids have no shape, but a defined volume
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.
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.
What has definite volume and shape?
Solids have definite shape and definite volume. Liquids have not definite shape but have definite volume. Gases have neither definite shape not definite volume.
What Has definite volume but an indefinite shape?
liquid has an indefinite shape and a definite volume,low compressibility and expands slightly
Does liquids have definite volume and shape?
They have a definite volume, as they cannot be compressed. However they do not have a definite shape, they will take the shape of whatever they are stored in.
Is it true liquids have an indefinite shape or volume?
Only an indefinite shape.
