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AleksandrR [38]
3 years ago
10

Why does a liquid take the shape of the container but not expand to completely fill the container

Chemistry
2 answers:
ohaa [14]3 years ago
6 0
The particles in a liquid<span> are </span>not<span> stuck in fixed positions, which is why </span>liquids<span> flow to </span>take the shape<span> of a </span>container<span> into which they are placed. However, the particles in a </span>liquid<span> are also close together, so they have a set volume and cannot </span>expand<span> beyond that.</span>
saw5 [17]3 years ago
4 0
Answer:

Liquid cannot expand because it can only take up space based on the quantity of the liquid. For example, half a glass of water cannot expand to completely fill the glass because there's only half a glass of water.

I hope this helps! :)
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