Does a liquid have a definite shape and volume?

A liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape of its own. The shape of a liquid changes with the shape of its container. The particles in a liquid are packed almost as closely together as in a solid. However, the particles in a liquid can move around freely.

What has neither definite shape nor volume?

Expert Answers The gas phase of matter has neither definite shape nor definite volume.

Why do liquids have a fixed volume but not a fixed shape?

Liquids occupy a fixed volume but no fixed shape. This is because the particles in the liquid state are not packed closely and also arranged disorderly. There are spaces between the particles, that is, the particles are bound by loose intra-molecular forces of attraction.

Why liquid have no definite shape?

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.

Which one of the following properties are not characteristics of liquids?

(b) Definite shape The liquid state of matter are loosely packed particles which have fluidity, definite volume and compressibility but not a definite shape, it can hold the shape of the container, but it does not have a definite shape of its own, as its particles are always in the flow.

Why liquids have no definite shape?

Is volume definite or indefinite?

Table 8.2 Characteristics of the Three States of Matter