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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.

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What are the properties and characteristics of mixed state matter?

Mixed state matter refers to a substance that exhibits properties of both a solid and a liquid. This type of matter can have a variable shape and volume, and its particles are not arranged in a fixed pattern like in a solid, but they are still close together like in a liquid. Mixed state matter can flow like a liquid, but also maintain some structural rigidity like a solid.


What is the state of matter of the rock within the asthenosphere?

The rock within the asthenosphere is in a semi-solid state, exhibiting properties of both solid and liquid. It is able to flow slowly over long periods of time due to high temperature and pressure, allowing tectonic plates to move on top of it.


How are condensation and freezing same?

Condensation and freezing are both processes that involve a change in the state of matter. Condensation involves the transition of a gas to a liquid, while freezing involves the transition of a liquid to a solid. Both processes release heat energy as they change from a more disordered state to a more ordered state.


Is quicksand solid or liquid?

Quicksand is a non-Newtonian fluid, which means it can behave like both a solid and a liquid. It appears solid until pressure is applied, causing it to behave like a liquid and trap objects within it.


What are the six physical changes that matter goes through?

Melting (solid -> liquid) Evaporating (liquid -> gas) Subliming (solid -> gas) or (gas -> solid) both are called sublimation Condensing (gas-> liquid) freezing (liquid -> solid)

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What is the property that liquid and solid share?

they both have a mass


Physical state when a substance is melting?

When a substance is melting, there is equilibrium between the solid and liquid state, meaning it is both a solid and a liquid.


What are the similarities between melting and dissolving?

both processes are endothermic. melting and boiling occurs at fixed temperatures.


What can be both a liquid and a solid?

Water can be both a liquid and a solid; freeze the water for ice (solid) and melt the ice to it's original state, water (liquid) Hope this helped. not just water almost any liquid can be froze into a solid


What is the state between a solid and a liquid?

The state between a solid and a liquid is called a semi-solid or colloidal state. In this state, the substance exhibits properties of both solids and liquids, such as the ability to flow like a liquid while maintaining some structural integrity like a solid. Examples include gels or colloids.


Does gas come before solid or after solid?

Both! The physical state of a substance can go straight from gas to solid, or can heat from solid to liquid and then to gas. The process a solid undertakes when it goes straight to its gas state from a solid state without first turning liquid is called sublimation.


Is the earth's core liquid or solid?

Both! The outer core is in a liquid state and the inner core is a solid. Both the inner and outer core are formed mainly of iron and nickel.


Is earths core liquid or solid?

Both! The outer core is in a liquid state and the inner core is a solid. Both the inner and outer core are formed mainly of iron and nickel.


What state of matter is a quicksand?

Quicksand is a mixture with both solid and liquid components.


Create an object that is both liquid and solid?

One example of a substance that can exist as both a liquid and a solid is honey. At room temperature, honey is a thick liquid, but if cooled below its freezing point, it can solidify into a semi-solid state.


What do solids andliquids have in common?

They are both are a state of any matter and both can be changed to a liquid, gas, and solid


What state is mercury oxide in?

Mercury oxide can exist in both solid and liquid states. At room temperature, it is typically found in a solid state.