Shape
A gas is shapeless all other things being equal. It will, if put in a container, occupy every part of the container.
A liquid could also be thought of shapeless. If put in a container, it need not occupy the entire container. It will occupy as much as its calculated volume will permit it to occupy.
A solid will only occupy its original shape.
Volume
A gas will occupy whatever container it is put in within limits. You cannot put a 72 mols of gas in a mm^3 container without some amazing ability to apply a lot of pressure.
A liquid will occupy a volume determined by its density and mass. In general liquids cannot be compressed.
Whatever volume a solid has to start with, it will retain that volume all other things being equal.
This is actually very hard to describe.
Ummm I think it is C. ( not sure)
__ KClO₃ → __ KCl + __ O₂
Left Side:
1 K
1 Cl
3 O
Right Side:
1 K
1 Cl
2 O
Since the least common multiple of 3 and 2 is 6, we need to multiply the compound with 2 oxygen by 3 and the compound with 3 oxygen by 2.
This gives us 2KClO₃ → __ KCl + 3O₂.
However, this equation is still not balanced.
Left Side:
2 K
2 Cl
6 O
Right Side:
1 K
1 Cl
6 O
In order to balance the K and Cl, we need to multiply the KCl compound on the right side by 2.
2KClO₃ → 2KCl + 3O₂
Answer:
The volume of an irregularly shaped solid can be determined from the volume of water it displaces. A graduated cylinder contains 19.9 mL of water. When a small piece of galena is added, it sinks and the volume increases to 24.5 mL
