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a solid is different from a liquid in shape and volume because a solid has a fixed shape and a liquid is not a fixed shape and it takes shape of its container.

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How are liquid mass and liquid volume alike?

Liquids, like solids have a definite volume. While liquids don't have a definite shape, they can take the shape of a container which can be measured the same way as with solids.


Why is gravitational pull more in liquid than in solid?

Gravitational pull is not inherently stronger in liquids compared to solids; rather, it depends on the density and distribution of mass within the material. Liquids can exert pressure evenly in all directions due to their fluid nature, which can lead to different interactions with gravitational forces compared to the rigid structure of solids. However, the total gravitational force is determined by the mass of the object and its distance from other masses, and both liquids and solids experience gravity in the same way at a fundamental level. Thus, the perception of gravitational effects can vary based on the state of matter and how it interacts with its environment.


What can you do with a liquid that you cannot do with a solid?

With a liquid, you can easily change its shape to fill the container it occupies, allowing it to take on various forms. Liquids can flow and move freely, enabling them to mix with other liquids or substances, which is not possible with solids. Additionally, liquids can exert pressure in all directions, a characteristic that is not applicable to solids in the same way.


At room temperature all the metalloids are solids while most nonmetals are?

liquids or gases. This is because metalloids have properties that are intermediate between metals and nonmetals, allowing them to exist as solids at room temperature. Meanwhile, many nonmetals have lower melting points and boiling points, resulting in their existence as gases or liquids at room temperature.


What is the viscosity of solid?

Viscosity is a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow, and it isn't typically applicable to solids in the same way it is to liquids and gases. Solids have a different property called "elasticity," which describes their ability to deform under stress and return to their original shape. However, if we consider the flow of some solids under extreme conditions (like in the case of very high temperatures or pressures), they can exhibit a form of viscosity, often referred to as "viscous flow." In general, though, solids are characterized more by their rigidity than by viscosity.

Related Questions

In what way are solids different from liquids?

liquids don't have a particular form solids do and take up a shape liquids do not.


What are some examples of how gases are different from liquids and solids?

I can only tell you that gases are does not have a difinite shape and volume . E.g air / nitrogen / carbon dioxide / water vapour / . . .


How are liquids and solids the same?

Liquids and solids are same in the way that they are made out of the same atoms, just those atoms are being set in a different environment and temperature.


What are three way that matter can exist in?

Gasses, liquids and solids.


Why is gas denser than liquids and solids?

Gas isn't denser than liquids and solids. It's the other way around. And THIS is because the atoms in liquids and solids are closer together and there is less space to move around. In solid objects, the atoms are so close and compacted they don't move. in liquids, the atoms are a little bit farther apart. in gases, they are very spread out, making the amount of atoms LESS dense than the solids.


In what way are liquids and solids alike?

Liquids and solids are both considered condensed phases of matter because their particles are packed closely together. They both have a definite volume and maintain their shape, with solids having a fixed shape whereas liquids take the shape of their container.


How are liquid mass and liquid volume alike?

Liquids, like solids have a definite volume. While liquids don't have a definite shape, they can take the shape of a container which can be measured the same way as with solids.


How do they decide what temperature to bake food at?

The proper temperatures to bake different foods are determined by the way the ingredients in the food react to each other at different levels of heat. All of these are chemical reactions of different sorts, such as melting (solids turning to liquids) and evaporation (liquids turning to gas.)


Why solids transmit sound better than liquids and gases?

Solids transmit sound and vibration better than liquids and gases because solids' particles molecule's are stuck close together but gas' particles are far off wandering around while liquid's particles are not so close but closer than gas . The best sound/vibration creator is solids then liquids and last gases . Plus to put it in a way that any first grader would say is that a solid is hard so when you bang them together they make an astronomical sound . Its nothing really complex .


What way are liquid different from solid?

Solids are rigid.


Why does liquids have density?

Their volume and mass are easily tested so it is a nice way to characterise a liquid sample by. Solids and gases also have densities by the way


Do all liquids diffuse the same way?

no because different molecules have different sizes. Smaller molecules will diffuse faster than larger molecules.