What is a liquid?

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Multiple Choice

What is a liquid?

Explanation:
Liquids have a definite volume but take the shape of their container. The particles are less tightly bound than in a solid, so they can slide past each other and flow. This lets a liquid keep its own volume while conforming to the container’s shape. The other ideas describe different states: a solid has both definite shape and volume; a gas has neither fixed shape nor fixed volume; a state with both high kinetic energy and a rigid structure doesn’t match how liquids behave.

Liquids have a definite volume but take the shape of their container. The particles are less tightly bound than in a solid, so they can slide past each other and flow. This lets a liquid keep its own volume while conforming to the container’s shape.

The other ideas describe different states: a solid has both definite shape and volume; a gas has neither fixed shape nor fixed volume; a state with both high kinetic energy and a rigid structure doesn’t match how liquids behave.

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