Only solids have a defined, constant shape.
The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas. Solids have definite shape and volume, liquids have definite volume but take the shape of their container, and gases have neither definite shape nor volume.
The state of matter is actually to states of matter. Solid and liquid are the states of matter that have a volume,(liquid) and shape(solid).
The state of matter with a definite volume but no definite shape is called a liquid.
A liquid has a definite size but no definite shape. In contrast, a solid has definite size and shape, and a gas has no definite size or shape.
Solid, liquid, gas, plasma, bose-einstein condensate, liquid crystal, supersolid, superfluid, supercritical, ... If you look at the Wikipedia article on "states of matter", it will list about 17 different states of matter.
There are two states of matter that has no definite volume or shape. They are a gas and plasma. Solid matter has a definite shape and volume.
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There are four "states" of matter; plasma, gas, liquid, and solid. The "solid" state has a definite shape.
Liquids and solids are the states of matter that occupy a definite volume. Gases have neither a definite volume nor shape.
the liquid state of matter
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The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas. Solids have definite shape and volume, liquids have definite volume but take the shape of their container, and gases have neither definite shape nor volume.
Matter that has a definite shape is a solid.
No. Only matter in its solid state has a definite shape and volume. Liquids have a definite volume but no definite shape, and gases have no definite shape or volume.
That would be gas. Liquids have no definite shape but definite volume, and solids have definite shape and definite volume. :)