gaseous state.
Liquids have a definite volume but not a definite shape; their particles roll over each other such that they take the shape of their container.
A solid has a definite shape and volume and the particles in a solid stay in the same position relative to each other. A liquid has a definite volume, but not a definite shape, and the particles in a liquid slide past and over each other. A gas has neither a definite shape nor volume but fills the entire container it is in. The particles in a gas move all around and bounce off each other and the walls of the container.
Because its particles have very very light bonding with each other and there particles are free in the air.................
Because its particles have very very light bonding with each other and there particles are free in the air.................
The arrangement of particles in a substance determines its state of matter. In solids, particles are tightly packed and have fixed positions, leading to a definite shape and volume. In liquids, particles are more loosely packed and can move past each other, resulting in a definite volume but not a definite shape. In gases, particles have a lot of free space and move freely, leading to neither a definite shape nor volume.
Liquids. ... In a liquid, the particles are still in close contact, so liquids have a definite volume. However, because the particles can move about each other rather freely, a liquid has no definite shape and takes a shape dictated by its container.
In liquids, particles are close together but not rigidly arranged like in solids. The particles can move past each other, giving liquids the ability to flow and take the shape of their container. This allows liquids to have a definite volume but not a definite shape.
A liquid.
It sticks really tight to each other this is why it has definite shape and volume.
Yes. Solids have definite shapes because their particles are closely packed and have a fixed position relative to each other.
Gas particles are apart from each other, thus is has no fixed positions. As it has no fixed positions, it has no definite shape. Gas particles are also moving in distances away from each other, thus gases may be compressed, giving in an indefinite volume.
Solids have a definite shape and volume. Liquids have a definite volume, but no definite shape - they take the shape of their container. Gases have no definite volume and no definite shape - they expand to fill their entire container.