Question

A scientist observed a sample of an unknown material. His observations are shown.

Answer 1

The physical state that best describes the scientist's sample is solid (option C).

What are the states of matter?

Matter refers to any substance that has mass and occupies space. The states of matter are as follows;

• Solids; a substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container.
• Gases; a matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid
• Liquids; substance that is flowing such as water; Liquids readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle.

According to this question, a scientist observed a sample of an unknown material to have molecules that are packed closely together and have fixed positions in space relative to each other. It has resistance to deformation and change of volume.

This description best fits the solid state of matter.

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