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Fluids are neither solids nor liquids. Fluids are a form between solids and liquids. Fluids donot exhibit a fixed shape like solids do and also are not free flowing as liquids are.

Fluids, while maintaining their total volume can flow freely upto a certain extent. Though not very accurate, a fluid behaves some what like ketchup :)

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Why are both liquids and gases called fluids?

Both liquids and gases are called fluids because they can flow and change shape easily, taking the shape of their container. They exhibit fluidity in their behavior, which distinguishes them from solid materials.


In what way are liquids and gases alike?

Liquids and gases are both considered fluids because they can flow and take the shape of their container. They both have the ability to move and are not held in a fixed shape like solids. Additionally, both liquids and gases can expand and contract based on changes in temperature and pressure.


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


Is a fluid a gas and a liquid?

Yes, fluids can exist as both gases and liquids. In general, gases have low density, are compressible, and fill the entire volume of their container, while liquids have higher density, are not easily compressible, and have a definite volume but take the shape of their container.


What is the similarity between the particles of liquids and solids?

The particles of both liquids and solids are closely packed together and have strong intermolecular forces holding them in place. Additionally, both particles have definite volumes, meaning they do not conform to the shape of their container.

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Why are both liquids and gases called fluids?

Both liquids and gases are called fluids because they can flow and change shape easily, taking the shape of their container. They exhibit fluidity in their behavior, which distinguishes them from solid materials.


Are both gases and liquids fluids?

yes, gases and liquids are fluids. this term is usually used when referring to resistance since frictio occurs in solids.


What do gases and liquids have in common that is not true for solids?

They both expand when heated. They both can be compressed to take up less space. They are both fluids, that is, they flow (particles move freely around one another) and they take the shape of their container.


What do both liquids and solids fix?

Solids and liquids both have fixed volumes.


Liquids and gases flow easily this is called?

This is called fluidity. Liquids and gases are both classified as fluids because they can flow easily and do not have a fixed shape.


What properties is shared by solids liquids and gases?

Common properties of liquids and gases: (i) Both do not have a specific shape. (ii) Both are compressible. (iii) In both the states ,substances can flow. That is why they are called fluids.


Are gasses and liquids both concidered a fluid?

Yes, both gases and liquids are considered fluids because they can flow and take the shape of their container. Fluid mechanics is a branch of physics that studies the behavior of both gases and liquids.


In what way are liquids and gases alike?

Liquids and gases are both considered fluids because they can flow and take the shape of their container. They both have the ability to move and are not held in a fixed shape like solids. Additionally, both liquids and gases can expand and contract based on changes in temperature and pressure.


How are gases liquids and gases different?

Though both can act as fluids liquids are a different and much cooler state of matter. Gases must first become liquids before they can become solids.


How is gas different from solids and liquids?

Both liquids and Solids have definite volumes


Is there a difference between fluids and liquids?

Fluids refer to both liquids and gases; liquids are just liquids. That is, Fluids = Liquid OR Gas Liquid = Liquid We can see that liquids are actually a fluid.


Only liquids can be classified as fluids?

No. A fluid is a substance that continually deforms (flows) under an applied shear stress. All gases are fluids, but not all liquids are fluids. Fluids are a subset of the phases of matter and include liquids, gases, plasmas and, to some extent, plastic solids.