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Anything having a fixed volume but no fixed shape, but takes up the shape of the container it is in, is a good start point for the definition of a liquid. If it had a fixed shape or not a fixed volume (ignoring thermal expansion) it wouldn't be a liquid. Some stuff, like pitch at a certain temperature look like solids but can, over a period of years slowly take up the shape of the container. They might technically be called liquids but for most practical purposes be called solids.
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∙ 14y agobecause the liquid stat does not have fixed shape but its fixed volume
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What is the shape of a volatile liquid?
The shape of a volatile liquid, or any other liquid, will be that of a fixed volume that takes on the shape of its container.
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.
A state of matter that has no fixed shape but that has a definite volume?
That defines a liquid.
What state of matter has no fixed shape but has definite volume?
Mater in the liquid phase would display this characteristic. In the vapour and plasma phase both the shape AND volume are not fixed.
How do you decide whether a sample of matter is a solid liquid or gas?
The differences between a solid, liquid and gas are simple! A solid is an object that has a set volume, and is hard to compress. A liquid will take the shape of its container, but is hard to compress. A gas will take the shape of its container, and is easy to compress.
What is the phase of matter with no fixed shape but fixed volume?
Liquids have no definite shape; they take the shapes of their containers.Gases also have no definite shape, they take up any available space.
Which of these has no definite volume gas liquid matter solid?
Gas has an indefinite shape or volume. Liquid has a fixed shape and volume. Solid has a fixed shape and volume.
What is the definition for solid and liquid?
A solid has a fixed shape and a fixed volume. A liquid has a fixed volume, but assumes the shape of its container. A gas assumes both the shape and volume of its container.
What is a substance that has a fixed volume?
A liquid has a fixed volume but not a fixed shape. If you put it into a graduated cylinder, it will take the shape of the cylinder. If you put it into a bowl, it will take the shape of the bowl.
What phase has a fixed volume but not a fixed shape?
This phase is a liquid.
What are the characteristics of the three most familiar states of matter?
A solid is a substance that has a fixed volume and a fixed shape, and a liquid has a fixed volume but not a fixed shape, and a gas has no fixed volume or shape.
Has a constant volume nut no fixed shape?
A liquid has a constant volume but no fixed shape.
What is a state of matter with a fixed shape and a fixed volume?
liquid is the state of matter having indefinite shape but fixed volume.
What is a state of matter with a fixed volume but no fixed shape?
liquid
What is a state of matter with a fixed volume but not a fixed shape?
Liquid
What is something with a fixed volume but not a fixed shape?
This is the characterization of a liquid.
dose liquid have a fixed volume but no fixed shape?
yes
