What does it mean to have a definite volume?

Definite (for both shape and volume) means that the container makes no difference whatsoever. If 5-liters of liquid water is poured into a 10-liter container, the liquid would occupy 5-liters of the container and the other 5-liters would be empty.

What state of matter has a definite volume but not a definite shape?

gas
The particles of a solid are closely packed in position and can only vibrate in place. The particles of a liquid and gas are free to move. A liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape, whereas a gas has neither a definite volume nor a definite shape.

How will you show that liquids have no definite shape?

Matter | Exercise A liquid is poured from a measuring cylinder to a container and the volume of liquid in the container is same as the liquid in the measuring cylinder. When a liquid is poured into any container, it takes the shape of the container. Hence, it has no definite shape.

What has no definite shape or volume?

Gas
Volume: Gas is the state of matter that has no definite shape or volume.

What does it mean to say that a gas does not have a definite volume?

Gases do not have a definite shape or volume because the molecules in gases are very loosely packed, they have large intermolecular spaces and hence they move around. The particles of solid are closely packed and occupy less space while particles of gases are loosely packed and occupy the complete space available.

How does liquid have definite volume?

If the particles of a substance have enough energy to partially overcome intermolecular interactions, then the particles can move about each other while remaining in contact. This describes the liquid state. In a liquid, the particles are still in close contact, so liquids have a definite volume.

Do liquids have a fixed shape?

Liquids do not have a fixed shape but they do have a fixed volume. The particles are very close together. Most of the particles touch each other. The particles can move around.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of liquids?

Liquids have definite volume, but indefinite shape. They are free to form droplets and puddles when they are not inside a container. When a liquid is inside a container, it will take its shape. Unlike gases, a liquid will not change its volume to spread out and completely fill a container.

How does a liquid differ from a gas?

liquid: Has a definite volume, but take the shape of the container. gas: Has no definite shape or volume.