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Use what you know about the particles in a gas to explain why a gas has no definite shape and no definite volume?
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∙ 12y ago
By definition.
There are 4 basic states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
That type which has no definite volume or shape is defined, in physical science, as a gas.
Solids have a definite shape and are (practically) not compressible, so their volume is also well defined. Liquids are not compressible, but they can take any shape, liquid meaning fluid (able to flow.)
Gasses are fluids which can easily be compressed, so they have no definite volume or shape. Their volume depends upon the pressure applied. Gasses are not particles. Balloons may take any shape and are always filled with some gas.
Plasma is a special case of a gas, so hot and excited that its electrons cannot stay bound to its atomic nucleus.
That state of matter which has no definite shape or volume is called a gas.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause its particals move freely.
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What kind of shape volume and particles solid have?
solid have definite shape , definite volume and close together particles
Explain why a gas has no definite shape and no definite volume?
Gas particles spread apart, filling all the space available.
How is a liquid different from a gas?
The are a couple of differences: First, the particles in a gas are more loosely packed than in a liquid. Second, a liquid has no definite shape but definite volume; a gas has no definite volume and no definite shape.
What state of matter has a definite shape but not a definite volume?
There is no such state of matter. Solid has a definite shape and volume, liquid has a definite volume but not a definite shape, gases have neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.
State of matter with no definite shape but with definite volume?
No state of matter corresponds to this. Solids are the only state with definite shape, but they have a definite volume too.
How does the movement of particles in a liquid help to explain the shape and volume in a liquid?
Because its particles are free to move, a liquid has no definite shape. However, it does have a definite volume.
What kind of shape volume and particles solid have?
solid have definite shape , definite volume and close together particles
Explain why a gas has no definite shape and no definite volume?
Gas particles spread apart, filling all the space available.
Do Liquids have a definite shape and volume.?
Liquids have a definite volume but not a definite shape; their particles roll over each other such that they take the shape of their container.
What do you know about the particles in a gas to explain why a gas has no definite shape an no definite volume?
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A liquid substance _______. A. has particles packed tightly together B. has definite volume C. has definite shape D. has particles arranged in a regular pattern?
has definite volume
Matter with electrically charged particles that has no definite shape or volume?
Plasma has no definite shape or volume and conducts electric currents.a gas
What has no definite shape but has a definite volume?
A liquid has a definite volume (which can change with temperature), but takes the shape of its container.
What are the differences in solid liquid and gaseous states of matter?
The differences are in a solid the particles of itusually lines up in an organized pattern. The particles of a liquid move more than they do in the solid state .And in the gas diagram, the particles move around more freely so their volume and shape fit the shape and volume of the container.
does juice have a definite shape and volume?
Liquids. ... In a liquid, the particles are still in close contact, so liquids have a definite volume. However, because the particles can move about each other rather freely, a liquid has no definite shape and takes a shape dictated by its container.
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.
Which state of matter doesn't have a definite volume or shape?
liquid has no definite shape and a solid has no definite shape or volume
