Which materials have no shape and can be compresses in a container?

Which materials have no shape and can be compresses in a container?

Because of this, gases don’t have a definite shape or volume and fill any container. Because there is lots of free space between particles, gases can easily be compressed.

What is it called when a substance takes the shape of its container?

Key Terms. liquid: A substance that flows and keeps no definite shape because its molecules are loosely packed and constantly moving. It takes the shape of its container but maintains constant volume.

Which state of matter has particles that Cannot be compressed?

Solid
Solid. Something is usually described as a solid if it can hold its own shape and is hard to compress (squash). The molecules in a solid are closely packed together – they have a high density.

What phase of matter takes the shape of its container and stays at the bottom of the container?

solid
In the solid the particles vibrate in place. Liquid � In a liquid, particles will flow or glide over one another, but stay toward the bottom of the container….Liquids Solids and Gases:

	Definite shape	definite volume
solid	yes	yes
liquid	no	yes
gas	no	no

Why Cannot solids be compressed?

Solids are held tightly together by strong forces of attraction. They are held in fixed positions but they do vibrate. Because the particles don’t move, solids have a definite shape and volume, and can’t flow. Because the particles are already packed closely together, solids can’t easily be compressed.

Which of the following substances does not take the shape of the container?

Gases have the following characteristics: no definite shape (takes the shape of its container) no definite volume.

What is a gaseous phase?

gaseous phase (plural gaseous phases) (physics) One of the three fundamental structural phases of matter in which the thermal mobility of molecules or atoms is strong enough to permit their free motion, significantly exceeding the cohesive force.

What will not take the shape of its container?

A solid has a definite shape. It does not take the shape of its container. It also has a definite volume because it can be measured. A liquid does not have a definite shape.

Which among the states of matter can be compressed Why?

The atoms and molecules in gases are much more spread out than in solids or liquids. They vibrate and move freely at high speeds. A gas will fill any container, but if the container is not sealed, the gas will escape. Gas can be compressed much more easily than a liquid or solid.

Which state of matter takes both the shape and volume of its container?

gas
A gas takes both the shape and volume of its container.

What takes the shape of a container but not the size?

Matter is anything that occupies space and has mass. Solid, liquid and gas are the most common forms (or states) of matter. A liquid has definite size (or volume) but indefinite shape. It takes the shape of its container but its volume remains the same irrespective of the size of the container.

Which state of matter takes the shape of the container but not the size?

liquid
Solid is the state in which matter maintains a fixed volume and shape; liquid is the state in which matter adapts to the shape of its container but varies only slightly in volume; and gas is the state in which matter expands to occupy the volume and shape of its container.

What is a substance that cannot be compressed?

There is no substance that cannot be compressed. Period. Every substance has either an elastic modulus or a bulk modulus, which is a measure of how much a substance changes dimensions under pressure.

Can a fluid be both a gas and a liquid?

Takes the shape of the container means the substance is a fluid. So,as you know fluid may be a liquid or gas,so it can be both. But again another condition given that A can not be compressed. Gases can be compressed up to a limit. But liquids can not be compressed so easily.

What is the difference between rigidity and fluidity of a substance?

Fluidity: We have seen that rigidity is maximum in the solid state and fluidity or particle motion is negligible. In the liquid state of a substance, both these characters are different. The liquids are less rigid than the solids and the molecular motion is also comparatively more.

What are the characteristics of solid materials?

Shape: Solids generally have fixed shapes. They donot change their shapes even when put in different containers. For example, blue crystals of copper sulphate have needle like shape which they retain whether kept in a beaker or in a china dish or placed on the palm of our hand.