Question

Which of the following occupies a volume? solids liquids gases all of the above

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is all of the above.

Explanation:

Volume is defined as the amount of space that a substance is occupying. The S.I. unit of this property is Liter (L).

There are 3 states of matter:

1. Solid state: In this state, the particles of the state are orderly arranged and it occupies specific shape and volume.
2. Liquid state: In this state, the particles of the state are not orderly arranged and it occupies the shape and volume of the container.
3. Gaseous state: In this state, the particles are randomly arranged and the particles occupies the shape and volume of the container in which it is kept.

Hence, the volume is occupied by all the three states.

Thus, the correct answer is all of the above.

Answer 2

Solids, liquids and gases all take up volume.