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Solids are, well, solid, and have a definite shape. Liquids do not have a definite shape (but do have a definite volume), and neither do gasses (but they don't have a definite volume).

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What is the difference between a fluid and a liquid?

Fluids versus liquidsAll liquids are fluids but not all fluids are liquids. The scientist (or engineer) will make that distinction but the non-scientist frequently doesn't. Fluids flow. They include liquids and gases. Liquids are a type of fluid that flows and takes the shape of its container but does not expand to fill its container. (Gases do that.) Liquid is the second state of matter, between solid and gas.Liquids do not expand, gases do. The main point is that gases and liquids are both fluids.both liquids and gases are called fluids


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 is the difference between solid liquid gases in mass?

Nothing, if it is the same amount of material in all three phases.If however it is the same volume and pressure then solid and liquid phases will have about equal mass but the gas phase will have much less mass.


The shape of a liquid depends upon its?

The shape of a liquid is determined by the container in which it is placed. Liquids take the shape of their container because their particles are able to flow and move around freely, allowing them to conform to the shape of the container.


Which property do liquid and gases have that solids don't?

The ability to flow and take the shape of their container is a property of liquids and gases that solids do not have. This property is known as fluidity.

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What is the difference of solidliquid and gas?

The main difference between a liquid and a gas is the constancy of volume. Both are freely flowing, but a liquid will retain a constant volume no matter how much you try to squeeze into a container.


Give one property in which liquids and gases differ?

One key difference between liquids and gases is their ability to maintain a fixed volume. Liquids have a definite volume, whereas gases do not have a fixed volume and will expand to fill the container they are in.


What the difference between solids liquid gas?

a solid has definite volume and shape, a liquid has definite volume but no shape. a gas has nor volume nor shape


Difference between solid liquid and gases in fluidity?

Solids have a fixed shape and volume, with particles arranged in a regular pattern that allows for minimal movement. Liquids have a definite volume but take the shape of their container, with particles that can move past each other. Gases have neither a fixed shape nor volume, as particles move freely and fill the space of their container.


What is difference betweenrotar of centrifugal pump and compressor?

pump is used to handle liquid and compressor is used to handle gases. other difference include blade shape etc..


What kind of substance has no definite shape?

Liquid and gases


Does no definite shape have anything to do with solid liquid or gas?

Liquids and gases have no definite shape.


Why gases have no definite shape?

Solid, liquid, gas. Even liquids don't have a shape. Gases are much too thin and slippery.


What is the difference between a fluid and a liquid?

Fluids versus liquidsAll liquids are fluids but not all fluids are liquids. The scientist (or engineer) will make that distinction but the non-scientist frequently doesn't. Fluids flow. They include liquids and gases. Liquids are a type of fluid that flows and takes the shape of its container but does not expand to fill its container. (Gases do that.) Liquid is the second state of matter, between solid and gas.Liquids do not expand, gases do. The main point is that gases and liquids are both fluids.both liquids and gases are called fluids


A liquid has a definite volume and what?

A liquid has a definite volume but not a definite shape. Solids have a definite volume and shape while gases have none of these properties.


Which properties are present in liquid and gas but not in solid?

Fluidity and compressibility are properties present in liquids and gases but not in solids. Liquids and gases can flow and take the shape of their container, unlike solids which have a fixed shape. Gases can be compressed under pressure, unlike solids which have a fixed volume.


What form of matter takes shape of container that it occupies?

Both a liquid and a gas take the shape of their containers. The difference is that the liquid has a definite volume, and the gas simply diffuses to all portions of the container it is put in.