EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The molecules of liquids are loosely packed, and the intermolecular force of attraction is small but a number of molecules in it remains the same. Hence liquids have a definite volume but no definite shape.

Detailed explanation-2: -(b) Liquids have a definite volume but no definite shape.

Detailed explanation-3: -A liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape of its own. The shape of a liquid changes with the shape of its container. The particles in a liquid are packed almost as closely together as in a solid. However, the particles in a liquid can move around freely.

Detailed explanation-4: -Liquids occupy a fixed volume but no fixed shape. This is because the particles in the liquid state are not packed closely and also arranged disorderly. There are spaces between the particles, that is the particles are bound by loose intra-molecular forces of attraction.

Detailed explanation-5: -Like liquids, gases have no definite shape, but unlike solids and liquids, gases have no definite volume either. The change from solid to liquid usually does not significantly change the volume of a substance.